Hustle Gang: Exorbitant courier fees inspired my business- Mate Tongola
What spurred your business idea?
I wanted to send a birth certificate to the U.K to one of my relatives and when I approached several courier companies, they were charging around Sh8,000. This was too costly given my package weighed less than 10 grams. I resolved to look for a solution to the problem. I approached a cargo company and we struck a deal that if I brought them more business they’d give me a good discount.
The business is named after my son Maleek who’s turning six in January. I want to change the narrative that you have to take your kid to school, afterwards they go for attachment and start looking for a job. I want to save him the hustle.