About Us

WE ARE AN INNOVATIVE PROPTECH STARTUP

My Shamba Digital was founded in the early quarter of 2021 to help resolve land disputes and reduce incidents of land fraud.

Causes Of Land Conflicts And Related Crimes

Interests of the colonial regime coupled with population growth, agricultural commercialization, urbanization, and demand for new land use patterns and practices have increased land conflicts in Kenya contributing to violence and disruption of societal systems.
Land conflicts have also been caused by individual greed and disagreements among members of the family, fraud, poor land registration system, high value attached to the land, territorial expansion linked to politics, corruption, and commercialization of farming activities.

Impact Of Land Conflicts And Related Crimes

Land conflicts and related crimes have a devastating impact on individuals and the economy. The Ministry of Lands reported 7,052 cases of property fraud in 2017, resulting in an annual cost to the economy of Sh60 billion. According to the Justice Needs and Satisfaction in Kenya Survey by The Hague Institute for Innovation of Law, land disputes affect between 2.4 and 2.8 million Kenyans.
These conflicts have resulted in injuries, loss of life and property, displacement of people, demolitions of illegal structures, rise of informal settlements, land grabbing, encroachment of private and government land reserves, ethnic animosity, increased fake title deeds, and court cases. They also hinder the smooth implementation of activities that support the economic development of the country, causing further delays and derailing progress.

Our Solutions

Access to a Dedicated Team of Conveyancing Professionals

Our users can access a dedicated team of conveyancing professionals with vast experience in their respective fields among them Advocates of the High Court of Kenya, Land Surveyors, Land Valuers, Physical Planners, and Architects.

Legal EduTech

We serve as a Legal EduTech platform providing our users with access to relevant land information in our flagship resource center that contains:
1. All Laws/Acts of Parliament that govern Real Estate Transactions in Kenya.
2. An Ebookshop.
3. Blog posts explaining the various Real estate Transactions applicable in Kenya.
4. A dedicated Frequently Asked Questions Section.

Blockchain Based Land Registry

Blockchain provides a potential solution for many of the challenges of land registration around the world. This use case for blockchain extends beyond a pure database, leveraging the opportunity to create a permanent, unbreakable record of ownership for land and or real estate.
Blockchain replaces outdated paper deeds with true digital assets and tracks changes on an immutable ledger that acts as a secure shared source of truth for documents between multiple parties and organizations.

Blockchain Based Property Management

A blockchain-based system provides transparent information on rental value, payment frequency, tenant and property history, and contractor agreements. It also facilitates secure data sharing, streamlines rental collections and payments to property owners, and also provides premium due diligence across the portfolio.
Tenant and investor identities from mutualized blockchain-based KYC/AML procedures can streamline background checks, reduce costs, and increase security. Decentralized identities enable anyone to prove ownership of properties while making essential documents (proof of insurance, identity, credit history) easily shareable with necessary parties.

Real Estate Tokenization

Real estate tokenization converts the value of real estate into a token stored on a blockchain, enabling digital ownership and transfer. These divisible tokens each present a fractional share of ownership stake in that real estate.
Benefits of Real Estate Tokenization are increased transparency, ability to create liquidity, low barrier to entry and lower transaction costs.

Smart Contracts

We at My Shamba Digital have developed a Smart Contract Platform called Mkataba Online. Smart contracts are self-executing contracts stored on a Blockchain Network. Mkataba Online is a Smart Contract Platform that Incorporates Real Time Video Chat with Digital Document Execution Capabilities.

Our Success Story

1. Winner Best Tech Solution at the Africa Legal Innovation Hackathon 2021

The Africa Legal Hackathon convenes various legal industry stakeholders to collaborate with co-workers, clients, law firms, technology companies, and academics to undertake rapid ideation and development of technological-based legal solutions focused on developing access to justice solutions that interrogate how we can leverage community networks to improve judicial processes in courts to ensure efficient delivery of justice for all.

Our Achievements

4. Finalist Falling Walls Science Summit

The Falling Walls Science Summit is a leading international and interdisciplinary forum. Some of the most important researchers and thinkers of our time gather at Falling Walls to discuss breakthroughs with global leaders in science, politics, business, and the media, answering the core question of the Falling Walls Science Summit: “Which are the next walls to fall in science and society?“ Since its first annual meeting on 9 November 2009, the 20th anniversary of the peaceful fall of the Berlin Wall, the Falling Walls Science Summit has continuously developed into a world forum for science.

5 . Finalist as the Startup of the Year in the Founder of the Year Awards 2022.

FOYA exists to recognize and appreciate young founders contributing to the development of the African continent while creating sustainable jobs through entrepreneurship and inspiring others to start their own businesses. The platform has developed into a convening agent for actors in the youthful entrepreneurship ecosystem attracting and granting access to relevant investors, not-for-profit leaders and government officials to address everyday challenges and devise impactful lasting solutions. FOYA exists to recognize and appreciate young founders developing our nations while creating jobs through entrepreneurship; and also motivate the ones who are yet to start their own businesses.

7. Finalist at the HiiL 2021 African Justice Innovation Symposium.

The HiiL African Justice Innovation Symposium whose theme is Reimagining Justice Delivery in Africa through Innovation seeks to build on success in other sectors, such as fintech, healthcare and energy, and challenge the status quo that sees millions across the continent unable to access basic rights and protections enshrined in law, but not truly available on the ground. Convened by HiiL Innovation Hubs in Nairobi, Tunis, Lagos and Johannesburg, the Summit is exclusively African in nature and will ask important questions about merging global best practice with local needs.

10. Global Semi-Finalist at the Global Legal Hackathon 2022 (ESG x Blockchain Challenge)

The world’s largest legal hackathon and learning laboratory for legal industry innovation. The Global Legal Hackathon launched in early December of 2017, and within a mere two and a half months has raised global attention with host locations in 40 cities across 22 countries consisting of bar associations, legal tech and service companies, law firms, non-profits and universities gathered simultaneously to host and sponsor thousands of participants.