Shopping runs
Buy groceries or household items from the shop or supermarket the customer chooses, keep the receipt and bring everything to their door.
BodaSwift riders · Nairobi
Earn running errands in Nairobi
BodaSwift does same-day deliveries and errands across Nairobi, and we have more requests than we can handle ourselves. If you are reliable and know your way around the city, sign up. We will call you to verify your details, then alert you by WhatsApp or email when an errand comes up in your areas.
What you would do
Errands for people across Nairobi.
Pickups and deliveries
Collect a parcel, document or gift and take it where it needs to go, keeping the customer updated.
Queueing and office errands
Wait in line, hand in or collect documents and bring back what the customer needs.
How it works
Sign up. Get verified. Get alerts.
Sign up
Fill in the form below with your details, how you get around and the areas and days you can work.
We call you
You upload your ID when you sign up, and we call you to verify your details before you can take errands.
Get an alert
When an errand comes up in your areas, we alert you by WhatsApp or email. Tap "I'm available" if you can take it.
Do the job and get paid
The first rider to tap gets the job and sees the customer's details straight away. Mark it picked up and done on your phone as you go. You are paid by M-Pesa after it is done. You see what each job pays before you take it. Riders earn 90% of the price of each job; BodaSwift keeps 10%.
What you need
The basics.
18 or over
With a national ID you can photograph. You upload the photo when you sign up.
A phone with M-Pesa
We reach you by phone, WhatsApp and email, and pay you by M-Pesa.
Reliable and polite
Customers trust you with their time, goods and money. Turn up when you say you will.
Your own transport helps
A motorbike, bicycle or car helps, but walking errands exist too. Riders must have a valid licence and a helmet.
Sign up
Become a BodaSwift rider.
It is free to sign up. We will call you within 2 working days to verify your details.
Sign-up received
Thank you
FAQ
Rider questions.
Is there a fee to join?
No. Signing up and being approved is free. BodaSwift never asks you to pay to get errands.
How and when am I paid?
You are paid by M-Pesa after the errand is done. You see what each job pays before you take it. Riders earn 90% of the price of each job; BodaSwift keeps 10%.
Do I need a motorbike?
No. Some errands, such as queueing or short shopping runs, can be done on foot or by matatu. A motorbike, bicycle or car helps you take more errands. If you ride, you must have a valid licence and a helmet.
How will I get errands?
Once we have verified you, we alert you by WhatsApp or email when a new errand comes up in one of your areas. If you can take it, tap the I'm available button or link in the message. The first rider to tap gets the job and is shown the customer's name, phone number and the full details.
Which areas do you cover?
CBD, Westlands, Parklands, Kilimani, Kileleshwa, Lavington, Hurlingham, Upper Hill, South B, South C, Lang'ata, Karen, Embakasi, Kasarani, Roysambu and Ngong Road. You choose the areas you can work in.
Is this a full-time job?
No. Errands come as customers request them, so we cannot promise a set amount of work. Treat it as extra work you can fit around your day.
Why do you need my national ID?
Riders handle customers' goods and money, so every rider is verified before getting any errand. Your ID is seen only by BodaSwift's verification team, is not shared with customers, and is deleted if your application is not approved.