Crime is twice as high in Nairobi than the average in Kenya, crime victim Edwin Inganji and two friends James Chege and Marvin Makau also developers brainstormed how they could help make people safer.
They created ‘Usalama’ a mobile app that sends a distress signal when a user shakes their phone three times alerting emergency services of their location, as well as their next of kin, and every "Usalama" user within 200m.
The founders aim to bridge this gap between mobile-savvy Kenyans and emergency providers by adding more safety elements to the app.