Construction ERP software for contractors in Nairobi
ERP Infra tracks purchase, stock, labour, machinery and cost on every site, and flags what does not add up the same day. Below is what is being built in Nairobi and where projects there tend to lose money.
Construction in Nairobi, in brief
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The Rironi to Mau Summit dualling, about 233 km and roughly US$1.4 billion (Ksh184 billion) in two phases, was launched by President Ruto on 28 November 2025, with China Road and Bridge Corporation on phase 1 and Shandong Hi-Speed Road and Bridge International on the 94 km Nakuru to Mau Summit phase.
Source: Citizen Digital, 2025 -
On 18 February 2026 Deputy President Kindiki said the government had cleared Ksh177 billion in road contractor bills pending since 2020, which had halted work on about 6,000 km of roads.
Source: Citizen Digital, 2026 -
The Ministry of Roads and Transport told a National Assembly committee that gross pending road contractor bills stood at Ksh98.17 billion as of June 2026, even after Ksh208.6 billion was released through a securitisation framework.
Source: Kenyans.co.ke, 2026
The work that dominates
- highway dualling and tolled expressways
- public road works funded by the Road Maintenance Levy Fund
- high-rise and mixed-use buildings
Where Nairobi projects tend to lose money
Claimed, certified, received and outstanding, per site.
Ksh98.17 billion of road contractor bills were still pending as of June 2026 after a Ksh177 billion backlog going back to 2020.
How it worksOrder, receipt and bill matched before you pay.
When contractors are paid late, they carry supplier and subcontractor bills for months, which the pending bills backlog shows.
How it worksBudget, committed and actual, per site, every day.
Works that stalled for non-payment on about 6,000 km of roads restart with idle time and remobilisation costs.
How it worksFigures in the screens above are sample data.
Terms used on Nairobi sites
The words differ from place to place; the records behind them are the same.
- pending bills
- Certified amounts the government owes contractors and suppliers but has not yet paid
- KeNHA
- Kenya National Highways Authority, a main client for trunk roads
- bill of quantities (BoQ)
- Itemised priced list of works in a construction tender
Questions from Nairobi
- Can contractors in Nairobi use ERP Infra?
- Yes. ERP Infra is web-based: office staff use it in a browser and site staff in a phone browser, so it can be used on projects in Nairobi. Demos and onboarding are done online by the Flip Retail team.
- Does ERP Infra have an office in Nairobi?
- No. ERP Infra is made by Flip Retail, based in Jaipur, India. Work with companies in Nairobi is done remotely, starting with a one-month pilot on one project.
- What should a construction company in Nairobi check before choosing an ERP?
- Check that it is organised by project and site, that site staff can use it on a phone, and that it can show the same evening what a site cost and whether material used matched the work done. Then ask for a pilot on one of your own projects before committing.
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Tell us how many projects and sites you run. We will walk you through the system on a call and suggest where a pilot would pay back first.
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