Why we built Sentibooks
Running a business in Kenya means navigating a tax system most small business owners were never trained for. VAT returns. PAYE. SHIF. NSSF. Housing Levy. Annual returns. Every one has a deadline and a penalty if you miss it.
The accounting software that exists is either built for foreign markets with different tax systems, or it is spreadsheet-shaped and expects you to be an accountant. Neither fits the way Kenyan SMEs actually work.
Sentibooks is built for the Kenyan business owner who wants to invoice, track expenses, run payroll, and know where they stand at the end of the month, without having to become an accountant to do it.
What we do
Sentibooks is a single platform that covers the full business cycle:
- Invoicing and quotations with automatic VAT calculation
- Recurring invoices for retainer and subscription customers
- POS for over-the-counter sales with thermal receipts
- Work orders and tasks for service businesses
- Inventory management with movement tracking and low-stock alerts
- Purchases and expenses with supplier bills and LPOs
- Banking and reconciliation for bank and M-Pesa transactions
- Payroll with PAYE, SHIF, NSSF, and Housing Levy calculated automatically
- Full accounting, including trial balance, balance sheet, general ledger, journal entries, and fixed asset register
Everything is built for Kenyan tax requirements out of the box. A pre-loaded chart of accounts. Automatic VAT on every transaction. KRA PIN stored against your organisation profile.
Industry-specific platforms
Sentibooks is the general platform for any business type. For industries with unique workflows, we build branded versions of the same engine:
- Gariclaim at gariclaim.co.ke is built specifically for auto repair garages, with job cards, insurance jobs, parts procurement, and vehicle records.
More industry platforms are on the way.
Who it is for
- Sole traders and freelancers who need proper invoicing and VAT
- SMEs that have outgrown spreadsheets
- Businesses with employees that need compliant payroll
- Multi-branch operations that need one system to see everything
Where we are
Sentibooks is built and supported from Nairobi, Kenya. Every customer gets a local support contact and a team that understands the market they operate in.
Get in touch
For questions, partnership enquiries, or to book a demo, contact us.
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