Cheki Kenya, an online platform for users to buy and sell cars in Kenya has opened it's doors in Mombasa.

Speaking during the official opening of their new offices in Mombasa, Brenna Excell, the MD-Consumer Classifieds at ROAM.Africa, said Mombasa is not only strategic for their operations but it is also a show of commitment to serve the entire country..

"99 per cent of cars coming to Kenya or East Africa come through Mombasa, so this is strategic and we believe it will help in ensuring the sustainability of our business" said Excell.

Adding "This expansion reaffirms our commitment to the growth of Kenyan car industry".

She noted that despite the effects of Covid-19 there is still demand for cars in the country.

"Covid has hit the world hard and Africa harder but we must all accept that it not going anywhere soon. People still need transport. more people have been going online to buy cars so it still makes perfect sense for us to open the new office,” she noted.

On his part Cheki Kenya’s product manager, Dennis Ochieng said, Cheki Kenya is setting base in Mombasa to foster strategic partnerships with car dealers.

,"We have also partnered with insurance providers, car finance, car inspection among others in order to serve our customers better”. he said.

Also present at the Forum, Mr James Kitavi CEO, Kenya National Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KNCCI) spoke on the government’s new directive to allow exit of units from the port without number plates, but with logbooks and a third identifier sticker, to ease the clearance congestion citing its importance in ensuring faster clearing of cars by importers.