Point of sale, stock and payments — notes from Kenyan counters
Practical guides for shop, restaurant, bar and pharmacy owners on choosing and running POS software in Kenya: pricing, M-Pesa at the till, stock control across branches and getting paid faster.
M-Pesa at the Point of Sale: How STK-push Works in a Kenyan Till
How M-Pesa STK-push works at a point of sale in Kenya: the Daraja request, CheckoutRequestID, reconciliation, PayBill or Buy Goods, and split payments.
20 Oct 2026 Read the guide → PricingWhat a POS System Costs in Kenya, Line by Line
POS system prices in Kenya compared honestly: hardware, licence, installation, M-Pesa, support — plus the three costs vendors leave off the quote.
13 Oct 2026 Read the guide → Buyer's guideHow to Choose a POS System in Kenya
A practical buyer's guide to choosing a POS system in Kenya: offline selling, stock control, M-Pesa, multi-branch reporting and what to test before you sign.
6 Oct 2026 Read the guide →POS systems for every kind of Kenyan business
Same till, same stock ledger, different workflow. Pick the page that matches your counter.
Restaurants & Bars
Orders leave the waiter's screen and land in the kitchen and the bar at the same moment, stock comes off the recipe's warehouse as the bill closes, and last orders reconcile before the staff leave. One system for the dining room, the bar and the back office.
Shops & Pharmacies
Scan, sell, get paid. Stock leaves the shelf the moment the receipt prints, batches and expiry dates are tracked on the same screen as the price, and a second branch reports into the same numbers as the first — no nightly sync, no spreadsheet reconciliation.
Plans and pricing in Kenya
Free forever for one counter, Pro for up to five stores, Enterprise for chains.