RumuLink exists so anyone in town can find what they need — goods, services, news, or a job — the way it already works here: through the auction, the stage, Duka Street, and the baraza. Not a national marketplace with Rumuruti as an afterthought — a platform that only makes sense here.
Right now, buying, selling, hiring, and staying informed in Rumuruti happens through scattered WhatsApp groups, Facebook posts, and word of mouth. It works, but only if you already know the right group or the right person — and it makes it hard for buyers and sellers to find each other beyond their existing networks.
National marketplace apps don't fix this. They're built for millions of strangers in cities, not a town where people already know who to trust.
RumuLink brings everyday Rumuruti activity into one place, organised the way the town already works — the auction ground, the stage, Duka Street, and the baraza — rather than generic categories borrowed from elsewhere.
Contact happens over WhatsApp and phone calls, the way people here already prefer to transact — not through in-app messaging nobody checks.
Not an invented "verified" badge — trust routed through the people already trusted in town. We're deliberately cautious here: a badge is only worth showing once we can say exactly what it checked.
Official county notices posted directly to the Baraza Board, so residents know it's the real source.
Boda riders and fundis known to the stage leadership, not just anyone who signs up.
Sellers vouched for by a group they already belong to, rather than an anonymous online rating.
How long a seller has been active and transacting on RumuLink, once that history exists to show.
We're launching the core boards first and letting real usage — not assumptions — guide what gets built after. Safety and emergency features, in particular, need the right local partnership in place before they're built, not just a button.
RumuLink exists so anyone in town can find what they need — goods, services, news, or a job — the way it already works here: through the auction, the stage, Duka Street, and the baraza.