Simbisa Brands completed the purchase of the final 25% stake in Kutuma Kenya Limited for US$663,882, roughly KSh85.8 million, bringing its shareholding to 100%.

The transaction is reflected in Simbisa’s audited financial statements for the year ended 30 June 2026, which record a net cash outflow of US$663,882 for the buy‑out of the non‑controlling interest.

Kutuma operates Simbisa’s on‑demand food delivery platform, Dial‑A‑Delivery, handling orders from the group’s Kenyan restaurant brands such as Galitos, Pizza Inn, Bakers’ Inn, Chicken Inn and Creamy Inn.

In the financial year to June 2026, Simbisa reported a 59% increase in Kenyan delivery orders, reaching 3.23 million compared with the previous year.

The growth in delivery volume underscores the strategic timing of the acquisition, as Simbisa seeks to expand its digital commerce activities and integrate Kutuma fully into its operations.

Kutuma’s longer‑term ambition is to evolve from a brand‑specific delivery service into a broader marketplace, potentially adding independent restaurants and other merchants to its platform.

To support this marketplace vision, Kutuma is recruiting senior talent, including a head of technology, a brand manager and a business development specialist focused on expanding the merchant network.

The acquisition follows Simbisa’s earlier collaborations with third‑party platforms; in 2019 the group partnered with Glovo to deliver orders from its Kenyan brands, a relationship that highlighted the value of external aggregators while building internal capabilities.

Kenyan delivery market backdrop

Other delivery platforms are also reporting strong growth; Glovo announced a 40% rise in Kenyan orders in October 2026 and has generated over KSh20 billion in sales for local merchants since 2019, with plans to invest an additional KSh10 billion by 2030.

Competitors such as Bolt Food and Glovo are expanding beyond restaurant meals into retail categories, offering advertising products and in‑app discovery tools that create new revenue streams for delivery platforms.