Rent and bills, made simple for everyone in the building.
Tenanta is a rent and utility-billing platform built for the Kenyan market — one dashboard for landlords and agents to manage collections, and one clear, always-on view for tenants to see exactly what they owe and what they've paid.
Why we built Tenanta
Collecting rent in Kenya usually means a stack of M-Pesa messages, a notebook of who's paid what, and a lot of manual chasing every month-end. Tenants, meanwhile, rarely have a clear record of their own payment history — just a pile of texts.
We built Tenanta so both sides of that relationship have the same source of truth: landlords get a live dashboard of collections, arrears and occupancy across every property they manage, and tenants get passwordless access to their balance, bills and receipts — no app to install, no password to forget.
What we offer
Tenanta covers the full rent cycle — from collecting the money to keeping both sides informed, and even helping you fill vacant units.
Built for how Kenya actually pays rent
M-Pesa first. STK push, automatic reconciliation, and receipts tenants can trust — no screenshots, no guesswork.
One place for every property
Whether you manage a single block or a portfolio spread across estates, Tenanta keeps rent, bills and tenants in one dashboard.
Fair to landlords and tenants
Landlords get visibility into who owes what. Tenants get a clear, always-available record of what they've paid.
Your journey with Tenanta
The exact same platform, four very different stories. See what using Tenanta actually looks like, day to day, depending on who you are.
Renting a bedsitter, an apartment, or anything in between
Find your home
Browse Find a Home with no login required — filter by county, estate, house type and rent band, then call or WhatsApp the landlord straight from the listing.
Move in without paperwork
Your landlord invites you by phone number. You get an SMS with a secure link — no password to create or remember, just a one-time code each time you log in.
See exactly what you owe
Your dashboard itemizes rent, deposit status, and any water, electricity or garbage bills — each with its own due date, so nothing is a surprise.
Pay your way, by M-Pesa
Pay in full or in bits, whenever suits you. Every payment triggers an STK push and reconciles instantly — your balance updates the second it lands.
Keep a paper trail
Every payment generates a receipt automatically. Download any of them, review your full payment history, and get an SMS confirmation every time.
Move out cleanly
When you leave, your deposit reimbursement (minus any agreed damage deduction) gets a due-by date you can track right from your dashboard.
How bills actually get managed
Rent is rarely the only thing a tenant owes. Here's exactly how each bill type works, and how money moves once it's paid.
Metered bills, done properly
Each billing period, the landlord or agent records the current meter reading from the unit's page. Tenanta locks the previous reading once a bill is generated, so past bills can't be edited after the fact — and the physical meter's history carries over correctly even when a tenant moves out and a new one moves in.
Pay in full, or in bits
Tenants aren't locked into paying everything at once. Partial payments are tracked against the balance automatically, any overpayment becomes a credit toward the next bill, and every payment — big or small — still generates its own receipt.
Deposits are kept separate
Deposits are tracked apart from recurring bills, with their own status (due, partial, held). On move-out, the landlord records any damage deduction, and the remaining reimbursement gets a due-by date the tenant can follow.
For landlords & agents
Manage every property, block and unit from one account. Set custom rent and bills per house, collect via M-Pesa, track arrears, and advertise vacant units to prospective tenants — all without spreadsheets.
For tenants
Log in with just your phone number — no password. See your current balance, upcoming bills, full payment history and downloadable receipts, and pay directly from your dashboard.