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June 2 2025
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Moniepoint gets approval to acquire 78% stake in Kenya’s Sumac after KopoKopo setback

The Competition Authority of Kenya (CAK) has cleared Nigerian fintech Moniepoint to acquire a 78% stake in Sumac Microfinance Bank, paving the way for its entry into the country’s tightly regulated banking sector. The deal comes barely five months after Moniepoint’s earlier attempt to buy payments firm KopoKopo fell through. The deal, which is still subject to approval by the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK), would give Moniepoint a foothold in Kenya’s lucrative mobile payments market, estimated to be $67.3 billion (KES 8.7 trillion). It also points to a trend where more fintechs are buying their way in by acquiring licensed local players, a shortcut around the long and uncertain process of securing regulatory approval. “As per the parties’ submissions, this transaction will not result in negative public interest issues. Specifically, there will be no employment loss, and all the current employees will be retained under current terms,” CAK said in a statement on Monday. “Premised on the above, the authority approved the proposed acquisition of 78% shareholding of Sumac Microfinance Bank Limited by Moniepoint Inc. unconditionally.” Founded in 2002 as a small investment group, Sumac has evolved into a licensed microfinance bank offering services ranging from SME loans and deposits to money transfers and forex trading. With $8.1 million (KES 1.05 billion) in assets and 43,800 active loan accounts, Sumac is classified by the CBK as a medium-sized microfinance bank, holding an estimated 2.8% share of the microfinance market. It opened to the public in 2004 under the name Sumac Credit, targeting business owners shut out by traditional banks. A decade later, it secured a microfinance banking licence from the Central Bank of Kenya. Moniepoint, founded by Tosin Eniolorunda and Felix Ike in 2015, is registered in the U.S. and primarily based in Nigeria. It also has a presence in the U.K. and has no base in Kenya. In August 2024, the Competition Authority of Kenya approved Moniepoint’s planned acquisition of KopoKopo, a local fintech that provides credit to small businesses. However, the deal collapsed shortly after, with neither party disclosing the reasons. Mark your calendars! Moonshot by TechCabal is back in Lagos on October 15–16! Join Africa’s top founders, creatives & tech leaders for 2 days of keynotes, mixers & future-forward ideas. Early bird tickets now 20% off—don’t snooze! moonshot.techcabal.com

June 2 2025
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What is Lagos’ fastest food delivery app? I tested Chowdeck, Glovo, and FoodCourt to find out

Lagos’s food delivery market is increasingly competitive, but Glovo, a Delivery Hero-owned delivery platform, Y Combinator-backed Chowdeck, HeyFood, and FoodCourt are leading the race. When deciding which apps to buy food from, users often consider restaurant variety, fees (delivery, service, and surge), and, critically, delivery speed. But if you are like me, and you order only when you are on the verge of dying from hunger, the choice of which food delivery app becomes a matter of speed. I tested all three top platforms, Glovo, Chowdeck, and FoodCourt, ordering the same meals from the same restaurants at the same time to determine which delivers fastest. Here’s what I found. Morning Test: Chowdeck vs. Glovo It had just stopped raining. I knew the weather could slow down delivery, especially for riders on bicycles, which have become increasingly popular, so I waited until the skies cleared. At 10:43 a.m., I placed the first round of test orders on both Chowdeck and Glovo. The restaurant was Amoke Oge, the restaurant that recently crossed a billion naira in sales on Chowdeck. I ordered a classic: amala, ewedu, gbegiri, and beef. I ordered the same thing on both Chowdeck and Glovo at the same time. Glovo beat Chowdeck. The Glovo rider showed up at 11:03 a.m. on a bicycle, making the total delivery time approximately 20 minutes. I spent two minutes paying the driver, as it was cash on delivery. I was already digging into that glorious plate of amala when my Chowdeck order arrived a full eight minutes later, at 11:11 a.m. Chowdeck’s total delivery time was 28 minutes. The kicker: he was on a motorcycle, yet somehow got smoked by the Glovo rider who arrived pedalling. So much for horsepower. There are a few plausible reasons for Chowdeck’s delay. Assuming nothing went wrong during transit, the lag might have stemmed from the handoff process—that critical window determining how long it takes to get food from the kitchen into a rider’s hands. Here’s what’s likely happening behind the scenes when I tapped “order.” According to the app, Chowdeck’s rider arrived at the restaurant at 11:01 a.m. However, having staked out that restaurant many times to observe rider operations, it’s more probable that the rider was already there, essentially on standby. Food delivery apps, likely in a bid to cut Maps API costs, have often removed live rider tracking, so customers no longer get a real-time view of their rider’s location. If you could still see it, you’d probably notice something interesting: the rider is often already outside the restaurant the moment they’re assigned your order. Swing by popular spots like Amoke Oge or Chicken Republic, and you’ll frequently see clusters of these riders, eyes glued to their phones, constantly refreshing, all vying to snag the next incoming order. So, that “rider at the vendor” status update? It’s often a buffer, buying the kitchen precious minutes to catch up. Image source: Ngozi Chukwu And at a place like Amoke Oge, there’s a lot of catching up to do. The restaurant juggles such a high volume of orders that it had to spin up a dedicated dark kitchen next door, purely for online deliveries. Inside this operation, both Chowdeck and Glovo have their own personnel collecting order slips, packing meals, and then handing them off. It’s a human relay: one person grabs the slip, another assembles the meal, a third verifies it, and finally, it’s passed to the waiting rider. But even the most efficient human assembly line has its limits; at peak times, serving and packing can become a significant bottleneck. I placed my order mid-morning, a time that is typically off-peak for the restaurant; the delays may compound during peak periods. Another factor that can elongate delivery times is order batching. During these handoffs, orders often get bundled, meaning a single rider might be tasked with delivering multiple meals (frequently two) destined for the same general area. My Chowdeck rider, upon his eventual arrival, confirmed exactly this: he had another Amoke Oge order to drop off nearby after mine. On the other hand, the Glovo rider came in with just one order. This may be because, at the time, there was no surge in demand from that restaurant on the app. However, the company’s website indicates that sometimes, drivers may bundle orders. Verdict: Glovo is faster during the off-peak period. For Chowdeck, speed might improve if ordering from a less popular restaurant. Evening Test: Chowdeck vs. Glovo vs. FoodCourt At 6:48 p.m., I tested again. This time, it was close to peak period, when people are heading home from work, thinking about what to eat. I added FoodCourt to the mix. FoodCourt is a popular food delivery service that sometimes operates its own dark kitchens. It has its own delivery app and in-house delivery riders. It is also listed on other food delivery apps like Glovo and Chowdeck. I ordered Owambe Jollof across all three platforms within a minute. Glovo came first, again. The vendor received the order at 6:48 p.m. According to the payment slip, the rider picked it up by 7:21 p.m. (33 minutes after the order was placed). Again on a bicycle, the food arrived at 7:28 p.m., making the transit time from pickup just 7 minutes. (Total delivery time: 40 minutes). FoodCourt came second, arriving at 7:38 p.m. (Total delivery time: 50 minutes). According to their app, the order was picked up by 6:54 p.m., just six minutes after I placed it, and notably 27 minutes before Glovo’s rider picked up their order. So, it probably should have arrived earlier. The dark kitchen is a 9-minute motorcycle ride from my home. The FoodCourt driver, who tapped ‘start ride’ and ‘end ride’ on his app right in front of me, admitted that he’d been handed the order much earlier but delayed starting the trip to me because it was his last one for the day. So, if you are wondering why your order is taking too long, sometimes the driver

June 2 2025
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Kenya plans to relocate health data from the US after Trump’s USAID cuts

Kenya is preparing to move critical health data currently hosted in the United States following President Donald Trump’s cuts to the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) funding. The Ministry of Health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale announced the planned shift during remarks at the World Health Assembly in Geneva on May 25. The shift would see a range of digital health systems, currently hosted on US-based infrastructure, moved to local servers. These platforms include Kenya Health Information System (KHIS2), Kenya Master Health Facility List (KMFL), Afya KE, KenyaEMR, Chanjo KE, Damu KE, and Kemsa I-LMIS, all developed and maintained with USAID support. They are central to how Kenya tracks diseases, manages patient treatment, produces vaccines, and keeps rural health clinics running. Kenya’s primary healthcare system would struggle to function without these platforms. Years of underfunding and systemic corruption have left the country heavily reliant on donor support, particularly from USAID. Cuts to aid under President Trump have exposed millions of Kenyans to gaps in essential health services, from HIV treatment to routine vaccinations. “The recent challenges have underscored the vulnerabilities in our health data infrastructure,” Duale said. “It’s imperative that we invest in secure, locally managed data systems to ensure continuity and resilience in our healthcare delivery.” Since March, Kenya’s health officials have reported losing access to data following USAID funding cuts and a subsequent shutdown ordered by the Trump administration. USAID had committed $2.5 billion to Kenya in its 2020–2025 strategic plan, averaging $471 million in funding each year. An estimated 80% of this budget was earmarked for healthcare initiatives, covering areas such as HIV/AIDS, malaria, maternal and child health, and vaccination programs. In May, the United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) also reported that Kenya could not access data from the Kenya Health Information System, a crucial tool for disease surveillance and health planning. Kenyan health officials have also warned that USAID cuts have exposed gaps in maintenance and technology, raising concerns about the country’s capacity to monitor public health and respond to outbreaks effectively. “With donor funds curtailed, these platforms now suffer from maintenance gaps and technology shortages, severely hindering Kenya’s ability to monitor public health trends and respond promptly to emerging crises,” the Ministry said in April. With Kenya facing budget constraints, it remains unclear how quickly local systems will be rolled out to handle the transition. In February, the Ministry said USAID funding cuts would cause $ 403.8 million (KES 52 billion) in the country’s health budget. Mark your calendars! Moonshot by TechCabal is back in Lagos on October 15–16! Join Africa’s top founders, creatives & tech leaders for 2 days of keynotes, mixers & future-forward ideas. Early bird tickets now 20% off—don’t snooze! moonshot.techcabal.com.