She's transforming local food supply chains by blending innovation with last-mile distribution, reshaping the informal economy and increasing access to essential products.

Kenyan entrepreneur Khadija Mohamed-Churchill is using technology to address social challenges as the founder and CEO of Kwanza Tukule, a company that specializes in distributing affordable, nutritious food.

Founded in 2018, Kwanza Tukule leverages modern technology and a local distribution network to make healthy food accessible to a large low-income population, particularly street vendors, a key segment of the local informal economy.

The company develops food products tailored to the needs of micro-entrepreneurs. It offers innovative ordering methods via a mobile app, WhatsApp, or a call center, and organizes optimized delivery to ensure a fast and reliable service, guaranteeing the continuity of its clients' businesses.

Kwanza Tukule currently has 4,755 business clients and employs 80 people. The company plans to expand in both Kenya and Uganda and will introduce credit solutions to further support its merchants.

After earning a bachelor's degree from the University of Nairobi, Khadija Mohamed-Churchill went on to Imperial College London, where she completed a master's degree in business administration in 2010. Her professional career began in 2005 as a project manager at Standard Chartered Bank in Kenya. In 2007, she became the bank's head of change in London.

In 2010, she joined Infosys Consulting in London as a senior consultant. After a sabbatical from 2017 to 2018, she launched Kwanza Tukule.

Melchior Koba