MIHE Works is redefining Nairobi's informal economy by transforming hawkers into micro-industrial producers—creating jobs, reducing congestion, and powering Kenya's manufacturing future.
MIHE Works is an urban-industrial transformation initiative focused on converting informal traders into structured micro-manufacturers.
We provide infrastructure, shared tools, training, and market access—bridging the gap between informal livelihoods and formal industrial supply chains.
The informal trading sector faces significant structural and social challenges.
Overcrowding in Nairobi CBD makes navigation difficult and impacts city planning.
Constant friction and conflict with enforcement authorities disrupts daily livelihoods.
Loss of potential tax revenue and limited economic mobility for youth and women.
Unsafe and unsanitary trading conditions that put vendors' health at risk.
We transition hawkers from street vendors into micro-producers operating within organized industrial clusters.
Hawkers join organized MIHE clusters.
Receive training and access to machinery.
Produce standardized components efficiently.
Products are aggregated centrally by MIHE.
Sold to large-scale manufacturers.
Weekly income payments strictly to producers.
Each cluster is a fully equipped ecosystem including:
MIHE Works is powered by a dedicated fintech platform designed to support micro-producers. This ensures that lack of capital does not limit participation in the industrial ecosystem.
Apply for working capital loans directly through the app to purchase raw materials.
Input financing tied securely to confirmed manufacturing orders.
Secure weekly payouts, transaction tracking, and integrated financial tools.
Data-based scoring utilizing your production history and consistency.
Realizing an industrial future driven by the people.
Join us in transforming Nairobi's informal sector.
Transition from informal trading to structured micro-manufacturing.
Source high-quality standardized components locally.
Support an initiative creating jobs and boosting the economy.