Guides for laundry and cleaning businesses

Plain answers with Kenyan costs and sources. Kiswahili

• How to start a laundry business in Kenya (2026 costs)

  What it costs to open a laundry in Kenya, what you need, the permits, and how many kilos a day pay the rent: a small shop opens for about KSh 194,000.

• How to price laundry in Kenya: per kg and per item

  How to work out your laundry price per kg from your costs, when to charge per item, and how to compare with what laundries charge.

• Permits and licences for a laundry or cleaning business in Kenya

  The business name, county permit, KRA PIN, and for fumigation the Pest Control Products Board: what to get before you open, and what it costs.

• How to start a cleaning business in Kenya

  Services, equipment, pricing per seat and per square metre, a team, and how to win office contracts: starting a cleaning business in Kenya.

• How to get more laundry customers in Kenya

  WhatsApp, pickup and delivery, Google Maps, offers and reminders: what brings laundry customers in, and back.

• Laundry software in Kenya: notebook, Excel, WhatsApp or an app?

  How Kenyan laundries keep orders and money today, what goes wrong, and what to look for in laundry software: M-Pesa, WhatsApp, offline, branches.