About Ufalme Wetu

Empowering Kenya's Chamas with digital tools that honor tradition while building tomorrow

Kenyan women's Chama group meeting discussing financial goals

Building Kingdoms of Change Across Kenya

From living rooms to village squares, Chamas have always been Kenya's heartbeat of collective prosperity. Ufalme Wetu digitizes this powerful tradition, ensuring every group has the tools to turn dreams into documented success stories.

Ufalme Wetu exists to turn every chama into a transparent, prosperous kingdom—welcoming everyone and transforming all.

We equip members with production tools before credit, redistribute resources across the pyramid, achievement of alternative skills over papers, save and reinvest our collective “taxes” back into our communities, seek representation—not promises and convert chamas into peer banks.

Through disciplined saving, affordable and available credit, and real-time governance on a digital platform, we crown everyday Kenyans with the economic tools to build inheritances, —so no one retires to oblivion and every household rises.

Founder's Note

Five years of turning notebooks into kingdoms

J G Kanani - Founder of Ufalme Wetu

When we started Ufalme Wetu, we saw the same story in notebooks across Kenya: hard-earned money, lost in confusion and mistrust. We set out to turn those notebooks into living ledgers—and ordinary chamas into peer banks. Five years later, your belief has turned a spark into a movement.

What we've built together so far

  • Over KSh 88.9 million saved through disciplined, automated contributions.
  • More than KSh 151.12 million in loans facilitated with fair, transparent terms through licensed partners.
  • 230+ chamas crossed the KSh 1 million net-worth milestone—10+ are now above KSh 5 million.
  • 22,000+ livelihoods strengthened: school fees paid on time, water tanks installed, plots secured, and small shops opened.
  • Quiet wins that matter: fewer disputes, faster decisions, and treasurers who finally sleep at night.

Our Main Initiatives

Explore our initiatives that are making a difference in communities

Chama Queens (Women’s Financial Inclusion)
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Chama Queens (Women’s Financial Inclusion)

Vijana Wealth Rising (Youth Empowerment)
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Vijana Wealth Rising (Youth Empowerment)

3 YEAR SCORECARD

Transforming Lives Through Financial Inclusion

Our three-year journey has empowered thousands of chamas and individuals across Kenya, creating sustainable financial growth and unlocking economic opportunities.

Success Stories from Our Chama Community

For over 2 years, Ufalme Wetu has empowered Chamas across Kenya, providing digital tools and transparency that turn savings into real achievements. Here are the voices of transformation.

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Our Products

Empowering communities through innovative financial solutions designed for chamas, MSMEs, and individual wealth building

Ufalme PeerBank
Chama Management

Ufalme PeerBank

New and existing chamas, MSME groups, youth/women groups

Converts your chama into a transparent, disciplined peer bank with a verifiable financial identity.

Key Features:

  • Transparent ledger with real-time balances and statements
  • Automated saving with M-Pesa/bank integration
  • Digital governance with e-signatures and voting
  • Loans and credit with group discipline-based profiling

Benefits:

  • Fewer disputes and faster decisions
  • Lower stress and better access to fairly priced credit
  • Time saved for treasurers
  • Stronger trust and participation
Ufalme Academy
Corporate & Business Training

Ufalme Academy

Chamas, MSMEs, employee groups, county/NGO groups

Practical, production-first capability building that recognizes alternative skills and makes groups credit- and contract-ready.

Key Features:

  • Financial literacy and business skills training
  • Digital financial management education
  • Market access and supplier program readiness
  • Certification programs for credit readiness

Benefits:

  • Turn learning into income and assets
  • Formalize operations and reduce cash leaks
  • Access markets and supplier programs with confidence
  • Build sustainable business practices
Ufalme Wealth
Personal & Group Wealth Management

Ufalme Wealth

Individual members and groups seeking wealth management

A clear path to personal assets and inheritances through disciplined, goal-based saving and smart investing.

Key Features:

  • Goal vaults for emergency funds, school fees, home/land, business capital
  • Micro-invest access via partners (T-bills, bonds, funds)
  • Coaching and nudges with habit tracking
  • Personal statements and financial insights

Benefits:

  • Higher savings discipline and goal visibility
  • Safer, structured progress toward financial goals
  • Access to investment opportunities
  • Stronger personal credit profile development

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Our Leadership Team

Meet the dedicated professionals behind Ufalme Wetu LTD. Our team brings together expertise in technology, finance, and community development to empower Chamas across Kenya with innovative digital solutions that transform savings groups into powerful engines of economic growth and financial inclusion.

Peer Banking Excellence

How Peer Banking Works

Transform your Chama in 6 powerful steps

22,000+Members
230+Chamas > KSh 1M
KSh 151M+Facilitated
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Step 01

Formation

10+ members unite with shared goals - colleagues, friends, or business associates

  • Gather trusted members
  • Define shared goals
  • Establish foundation
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Step 02

Operations

Monthly savings, periodic borrowing, and co-guaranteeship create your peer bank

  • Set monthly contributions
  • Enable member borrowing
  • Implement guarantees
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Step 03

Accountability

Monthly meetings ensure savings, loan repayments, and progress tracking

  • Schedule regular meetings
  • Track all transactions
  • Monitor repayments
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Step 04

Growth

Easy, affordable credit + interest earnings = accelerated wealth building

  • Access affordable loans
  • Earn interest income
  • Build wealth together
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Step 05

Continuity

Marathon mindset with disciplined money management ensures lasting success

  • Maintain discipline
  • Stay committed long-term
  • Sustain momentum
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Step 06

Sustainability

Financial skills + productivity tools = lasting income generation

  • Develop financial skills
  • Use productivity tools
  • Generate lasting income

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