Planning & Design
Jirani is our proprietary digital marketplace platform specifically designed for African MSMEs developed and refined based on realworld deployment experience, addressing the unique challenges of African markets including low bandwidth, mobile-first usage, and diverse payment methods.
Key Features:
- Product Catalog: Multi-category product listings with rich media, search, filters
- Order Management: End-to-end order processing, status tracking, notifications
- Payment Processing: Multi-channel payments (mobile money, cards, bank), escrow
- Seller Dashboard: Inventory management, sales analytics, customer management
- Buyer Experience: Product discovery, cart, checkout, order tracking
- Reviews & Ratings: Verified purchase reviews, seller ratings, moderation
- WhatsApp Commerce: Browse, order, pay, track via WhatsApp
- Market Linkage: AI-powered business matching, supplier/buyer networks
- Bookkeeping: Invoicing, expense tracking, financial reports, OCR receipts
- Events Management: Virtual/physical events, networking, matchmaking
- Logistics Integration: Multi-carrier shipping, tracking, inventory management
- Digital Microsites: Professional storefronts, SEO-optimized, custom domains
System Architecture
Jirani is a robust, customizable, and scalable whitelabel digital marketplace platform that can be adopted by donors, financial institutions, MSME. The architecture provides a centralized, web-based system that enables automated information aggregation, and seamless API integration with existing data sources. The marketplace incorporates industry best practices in data and information management, security, scalability, and user experience.
WhatsApp Features;
- Product Discovery: Browse categories, search products, view images/prices, product recommendations
- Shopping Cart: Add/remove items, view cart, modify quantities, save for later
- Checkout: Complete purchase flow, address entry, payment selection, order confirmation
- Order Tracking: Real-time status updates, delivery notifications, proof of delivery
- Customer Support: 24/7 chatbot, human agent escalation, order inquiries, complaint resolution
- Account Management: Profile updates, order history, saved addresses, payment methods
- Notifications: Order updates, payment confirmations, promotional offers, reminders
- Language Support: English, Swahili (expandable to local languages)
- Offline Capability: Queue messages when offline, sync when connected
85 days
Global
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System Design Process
The design involved several phases;
- Phase 1 – Foundation: Needs Assessment and Stakeholder Engagement
- Phase 2 – Infrastructure setup: Design and Development of core and advanced features
- Phase 3 – Data Integration, Validation, and Management
- Phase 4 – Development of analytics and visualization dashboards for key features
- Phase 5 – Deployment, Testing, and Support
- Phase 6 – Training and Capacity Building
Our services
Contact Us
Karen Plains Arcade, Karen, Nairobi, Kenya
Email: solutions@gartsafrica.com
Telephone: +254 758 132 144
Our products
DIMES: Enable organizations track KPIs, financial expenditure against activities and report impact with confidence.
Jirani: Digital marketplace platform for African MSMEs providing mobile-first usage, and diverse payment methods.
IDMS: Help ICS SP track goals, KPIs, financial expenditure against activities and report impact with confidence.


