Bolt sets up regional hub in Nairobi

Bolt sets up regional hub in Nairobi

Ride-hailing company Bolt has opened its Africa Head Office in Nairobi to leverage the city’s strategic position to serve as a regional hub for its operations in Africa.

The office is located on Riverside Drive and will act as the regional nerve centre of the company whose operations in Africa cuts through seven countries including Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Nigeria, Ghana, South Africa and Tunisia. 

Bolt said the move is part of the company’s continued growth and investment strategy in the region as it seeks to deepen its presence in Africa in a unified approach. 

The office will provide an opportunity for Bolt to run its operations in a more integrated and cohesive manner across the region. 

According to Bolt Regional Director, Paddy Partridge, the investment is significant in strengthening the company’s presence in Africa as a region because of the country’s strategic location and infrastructural advancement. 

“This investment is strategic for us as it will enable us to run and coordinate operations seamlessly across Africa in an integrated manner.  It also provides us access to the great COMESA regional markets which we are keen to expand to,” said Partridge during the official opening on Monday.

“Africa as a region, shares a lot in common, and Kenya acts as a great gateway in the region.  Its strategic location in the region and the available infrastructure has enabled us to grow tremendously in the East African Market and we believe we can leverage this to still achieve more across the entire continent,” he added.

The office will now host the company’s top-brass leadership overseeing operations across Africa, among them Regional Director and Interim VP for Rides, Regional Manager for Ride-hailing, East Africa, Regional Marketing Manager, Africa, Senior Head of Public Policy and Legal Director for Africa. 

Currently, Bolt has a growing workforce of over 500 individuals and more than 400,000 drivers in over 70 cities in Africa. 

The company, however, said it will still maintain its local offices in each of these markets to coordinate its operations in a more personalised manner. 

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