The Nairobi Stack

Model Context Protocol

MCP Servers — 35 Live

🔒 Security posture: all servers audited against OWASP MCP Top 10. Run uvx mcp-scan@latest before production use.

Plug East Africa's digital infrastructure directly into Claude Sonnet 5 (recommended — released June 30, 2026), Claude Opus 4.8, GPT-4, Gemini, or any MCP-compatible agent. No custom API code. All on PyPI. All MIT licensed. Servers covering the full coordination stack (pip install reli-cli && reli list for the live fleet). Every server is listed on the official MCP Registry under io.github.gabrielmahia, and every install ships a runnable console command (e.g. afya-mcp) — no launch scripts to write. Agents can be measured against kipimo (score any model on the live leaderboard). Datasets (HuggingFace + Kaggle) map to the servers they back in the data catalog — a Swahili agent-task evaluation suite (server routing, term grounding, cascade routing) so any builder can check whether their agent actually serves Swahili speakers — the tool layer for AI agent swarms operating in East Africa.

mpesa-mcp

M-PESA Daraja API and Africa's Talking SMS/USSD as MCP tools — STK push, B2C payments, balance queries, transaction status, SIM swap checks, Bill Manager, Ratiba recurring payments. 22 tools.

pip install mpesa-mcp MIT

mkopo-mcp

Alternative credit scoring — 300–850 score from M-PESA behavioral signals, no formal credit history required. Loan eligibility and improvement paths. 5 tools.

pip install mkopo-mcp MIT

bima-mcp

Insurance intelligence — NHIF coverage, parametric crop risk scoring (NDMA/ACRE methodology), microinsurance comparison, community risk pool sizing. 6 tools.

pip install bima-mcp MIT

soko-mcp

Commodity price intelligence — regional price comparison across East Africa, trend analysis, sell/hold decision support for farmers. Closes information asymmetry. 5 tools.

pip install soko-mcp MIT

sifa-mcp

Reputation and trust scoring for informal economy participants — chamas, boda riders, kiosk owners. Portable trust layer without formal credit bureaus. 5 tools.

pip install sifa-mcp MIT

remit-mcp

Remittance guidance and comparison — corridor rates, KYC requirements, recipient options, and diaspora investment pathways from abroad. 5 tools.

pip install remit-mcp MIT

kra-mcp

Kenya Revenue Authority tax compliance — PAYE calculator, VAT guide, PIN registration, withholding tax rates, investment incentives. 1st world: TurboTax/HMRC. 6 tools.

pip install kra-mcp MIT

faida-mcp

Kenya capital markets — Treasury bond calculator, NSE equities guide, unit trust comparison, diaspora investment, IPO participation. 1st world: Fidelity/Schwab. 6 tools.

pip install faida-mcp MIT

wapimaji-mcp

Kenya drought and water access — NDMA drought phase monitoring, borehole registry, water point distances, county water coverage. 6 tools.

pip install wapimaji-mcp MIT

nishati-mcp

Kenya energy access — KPLC connection guidance, electricity tariff calculator, off-grid solar options, rural electrification programs, consumer rights. 5 tools.

pip install nishati-mcp MIT

usafiri-mcp

Kenya transport and logistics — matatu route finder, NTSA services guide, boda licensing, freight logistics options, passenger rights. 5 tools.

pip install usafiri-mcp MIT

ardhi-mcp

Kenya land administration — title search guidance, land rates, subdivision process, dispute resolution pathways (NLC/ELC), land rights. 5 tools.

pip install ardhi-mcp MIT

afya-mcp

Kenya health system navigation — NHIF/SHA coverage queries, facility finder, CHW services, maternal health milestones, essential medicines. 6 tools.

pip install afya-mcp MIT

afya-ya-akili-mcp

Kenya mental health resources — therapist finder, crisis lines (Befrienders Kenya 0800 723 253), teletherapy, workplace wellness, rights under Mental Health Act 2022. 5 tools.

pip install afya-ya-akili-mcp MIT

elimu-mcp

Kenya education system — school registry, KCSE/KCPE results guidance, HELB student loans, TVET programs, adult literacy resources. 5 tools.

pip install elimu-mcp MIT

kazi-mcp

Kenya labor market — employment rights, informal sector guidance, gig economy protection, job search resources, NSSF/NHIF worker rights. 5 tools.

pip install kazi-mcp MIT

haki-ya-kazi-mcp

Kenya labour rights — minimum wages, unfair dismissal guidance, maternity/paternity rights, trade union directory, Labour Relations Court. 1st world: ACAS/NLRB. 5 tools.

pip install haki-ya-kazi-mcp MIT

kilimo-mcp

Kenya precision agriculture — crop calendar, fertilizer recommendations, pest/disease alerts, market timing, KALRO varieties, input cost calculator. 1st world: Climate Corp. 6 tools.

pip install kilimo-mcp MIT

jumuia-mcp

Kenya community finance — SACCO finder, chama formation guide, cooperative benefits, SACCO loan types and rates, cooperative member rights. 5 tools.

pip install jumuia-mcp MIT

nyumba-mcp

Kenya housing — rental market guide, tenant rights, building permit process, affordable housing programs (Boma Yangu), housing finance and mortgages. 5 tools.

pip install nyumba-mcp MIT

habari-mcp

Kenya civic information — Kenya Gazette search, government tender finder, open data sources, parliament tracker, official citizen feedback channels. 5 tools.

pip install habari-mcp MIT

mazingira-mcp

Kenya environment — NEMA permit guidance, climate data sources, conservation areas, environmental rights under Constitution Art. 42, climate adaptation. 5 tools.

pip install mazingira-mcp MIT

civic-agent-kit

Unified Kenya civic AI SDK — agent builder, compliance tools, NHIF/KRA/NTSA integrations, Swahili locale support. Underlying SDK for the full stack. 8 tools.

pip install civic-agent-kit MIT

africa-coord-bus

Cross-domain coordination event bus — routes signals between domain servers (drought alerts reach insurance, crop advisory, health, county, and market tools automatically). Offline-first JSONL queue with a built-in Kenya routing table.

pip install africa-coord-bus MIT

decision-intelligence-mcp

Strategic decision frameworks exposed as agent-callable tools — structured option analysis for planners and institutions weighing constrained choices.

pip install decision-intelligence-mcp MIT

fomu-mcp

Kenyan government forms and document requirements as structured tools — what a process needs, where to file it, and what it costs, without navigating scattered portals.

pip install fomu-mcp MIT

kenya-health-mcp

Kenya health system reference — facility registry, service availability, and referral-level data for health workers and the agents assisting them.

pip install kenya-health-mcp MIT

swahili-health-mcp

Health data tools with Swahili-native descriptions and outputs — facilities, maternal health, and immunization signals usable by community health workers in their working language.

pip install swahili-health-mcp MIT

Public APIs & Data

Kenya API Reference

Every public API and data source you need, with endpoint references and usage notes.

M-PESA Daraja API

Safaricom · OAuth 2.0

Core Kenya payment infrastructure. STK push, C2B, B2C, account balance, transaction status. 35M+ registered users. Sandbox available at no cost.

https://sandbox.safaricom.co.ke/oauth/v1/generate

Africa's Talking SMS/USSD

Africa's Talking · API Key

SMS delivery to 300+ carriers, USSD session management, voice calls, airtime topup. Essential for reaching feature-phone users. Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Nigeria.

https://api.africastalking.com/version1/messaging

KRA eTims API

Kenya Revenue Authority · PIN Auth

Electronic Tax Invoice Management System. Invoice submission, VSCU integration, trader details lookup. Required for VAT-registered businesses as of 2024.

https://etims.kra.go.ke/etims-api

Kenya KHIS / DHIS2

Ministry of Health · Public

Kenya Health Information System — 8,700+ health facilities, disease surveillance, maternal health indicators, immunization coverage. Full DHIS2 analytics API.

https://hiskenya.org/api/analytics

Kenya Open Data

Government of Kenya · Open

Datasets across agriculture, health, education, census, budget allocations. County-level data via devolution. Updated quarterly.

https://opendata.go.ke/api/views

Kenya Meteorological Dept

KMD · Request Access

Weather forecasts, rainfall data, climate normals. Essential for agricultural AI, flood monitoring, and energy applications. County-level granularity.

https://api.meteo.go.ke/v1/forecast

Complete Tool Directory

130+ Deployed Tools

Every tool is open-source, tested, and deployable today. All Streamlit apps run on the free tier.

💰daraja-ai

M-PESA transaction intelligence, fraud signals, paybill lookup

StreamlitGemini

🏪biashara-ai

Kenya business formalization: KRA, permits, NHIF, NSSF step-by-step

StreamlitSwahili

📈mali-ai

NSE, SACCOs, Treasury bonds — wealth building education in Swahili

StreamlitNSE

💊dawa-ai

Medicine info, drug interactions, generic alternatives in Swahili

KMPDBSafety

🌾shamba-ai

Crop disease diagnosis, market prices, weather — for 8M+ farmers

KALROWFP

⚖️kenya-legal-rag

Constitution, Employment Act, Land Act RAG in English/Swahili

RAGMCP

📄hati-ai

Upload any Kenya gov document → plain Swahili explanation

VisionPDF

📋bajeti-ai

County budget tracker — allocation vs spending with AI analysis

Transparency

📚shule-ai

KCSE curriculum tutoring in Swahili for 4M+ secondary students

KNECEducation

🌍tafsiri-ai

Swahili ↔ English, Kikuyu, Dholuo, Kamba — domain-aware translation

NLP6 langs

🧠afua-ai

Mental health support, counseling resources, crisis line integration

Crisis: 0800 723 253

💼ajira-ai

Youth employment: CV builder, interview prep, gig economy guide

FuzuBM

🔨jua-kali-ai

Informal sector AI — KIE registration, NITA certification, cooperatives

KIE3M workers

📦mzigo-ai

Import/export: KRA customs duty, EAC trade, KEBS standards

KRACOMESA

🌍wakimbizi-ai

UNHCR registration, refugee rights, humanitarian services Kenya

UNHCR560k refugees

🆘dharura-ai

Emergency response, disaster preparedness, first aid — NDMA data

NDMARedCross

🔌kenya-mcp-hub

CLI registry for all Kenya MCP servers — pip install & connect in one command

CLIRegistry

🤖civic-agent-kit

Building blocks for civic AI agents — data connectors, prompt templates, evaluation

AgentsLlamaIndex

→ Browse the full repository list on GitHub

Get Building

Quickstart

Fastest path — the reli on-ramp installs, wires, and verifies the stack in one step:

pip install reli-cli
reli up --pack core        # install + wire into your MCP client + verify
reli demo drought          # watch one signal cascade across five domains

Where this is going: the Execution Blueprint — ecosystem map, 25-year roadmap, and the ranked list of what to build next.

From zero to a working East African AI application in under 10 minutes.

Install mpesa-mcp

The fastest way to start building on Kenya's financial infrastructure.

pip install mpesa-mcp
claude mcp add mpesa -- mpesa-mcp

Configure Daraja credentials

Get a free Safaricom Daraja sandbox account at developer.safaricom.co.ke. No real money required.

# Environment variables

export MPESA_CONSUMER_KEY="your_key"

export MPESA_CONSUMER_SECRET="your_secret"

export MPESA_SHORTCODE="174379"  # sandbox

export MPESA_ENV="sandbox"

Or clone a complete app

Pick any domain and deploy a working app today. All apps work on Streamlit Cloud free tier.

# Example: Kenya farmer advisory

git clone https://github.com/gabrielmahia/shamba-ai

cd shamba-ai

pip install -r requirements.txt

# Add GOOGLE_API_KEY to .streamlit/secrets.toml

streamlit run app.py

Contribute or extend

Every tool is MIT (infrastructure) or CC BY-NC-ND (apps). Build on top, open issues, or reach out to collaborate on the LINGUA Africa grant work.

# Hub CLI to explore all MCP servers

pip install kenya-mcp-hub

kenya-mcp-hub list

familia-mcp

Family infrastructure — inheritance, wills, trusts, diaspora property, caretaker records. 1st world: LegalZoom / Trust & Will. 6 tools.

pip install familia-mcpMIT

diaspora-mcp

Full diaspora lifecycle — immigration, dual citizenship, cross-border taxes, homeland investment, community resources. 6 tools.

pip install diaspora-mcpMIT

tafsiri-mcp

Translation infrastructure — Swahili/English glossary, Kikuyu guide, Luo guide, official document terms. Thesis Layer 5. 6 tools.

pip install tafsiri-mcpMIT

offline-mcp

Local AI inference — Ollama wrapper, open weights directory, degraded-mode guide. Runs on Raspberry Pi + 50W solar. Thesis Layer 4. 6 tools.

pip install offline-mcpMIT

historia-mcp

Kenya historical archives — timeline 3000BCE→2022, independence leaders, heritage sites, ethnic groups, oral history. Thesis Layer 1. 6 tools.

pip install historia-mcpMIT

county-mcp

Kenya 47 counties — demographics, budgets, devolution services, CDF, ward information, contacts. Thesis Layer 9. 6 tools.

pip install county-mcpMIT

church-mcp

Community and religious infrastructure — Catholic dioceses, Protestant denominations, Muslim guide, welfare services, legal registration. 6 tools.

pip install church-mcpMIT

The NairobiStack

MCP Servers — 35 Live

Kenya API Reference

130+ Deployed Tools

Swahili NLP Datasets

Quickstart

The Nairobi
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