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About Helnay

Kenya & Somalia's trusted rental platform — built for East Africa, by East Africans.

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Our Story

Built for East Africa

Helnay was founded with a simple mission: make renting a home in Kenya and Somalia as easy, safe, and trustworthy as possible. We saw that existing platforms were built for Western markets — no M-Pesa support, no local context, no understanding of how East Africans rent.

We built Helnay to fix that. Every feature — from our M-Pesa payment flow to our verified host badges and escrow protection — is designed specifically for our market.

KES

Local Currency

M-Pesa

Payments

Commission Only

Why Helnay

Why Choose Helnay?

Everything built for the East African rental market

Verified Properties

Every landlord is ID-verified and every listing is reviewed by our team before going live.

M-Pesa Payments

Pay and get paid via M-Pesa STK Push. No credit card needed, no foreign transaction fees.

24/7 Support

Our Kenya-based support team is available round the clock via WhatsApp and phone.

Local Search

Search by Nairobi neighbourhood, Mombasa beach area, or any Kenyan and Somali city.

Instant Booking

Confirm your booking in minutes with our instant M-Pesa confirmation system.

Escrow Protection

Your payment is held securely until you check in. Full refund if anything is misrepresented.

Our Mission

To make renting in East Africa safe, simple, and fair — for both tenants and landlords. We connect people with quality homes using technology built for our local context, not imported from abroad.

Our Vision

To be the #1 rental platform across all of East Africa — trusted by millions of tenants and thousands of landlords from Nairobi to Mogadishu, with M-Pesa at the heart of every transaction.

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