gabrielmahia/nairobi-stack

Nairobi Stack — Developer resources and API documentation for building on Kenya's digital infrastructure. # nairobi-stack > *The largest open-source MCP coordination infrastructure for the Global South.* > *31 servers. Local-first. Data-sovereign. MIT licensed.* **The engineering guide for building software products in East Africa — and everywhere institutions are under-resourced.** A practical, opinionated reference for developers — in Kenya, the diaspora, or anywhere building for East African users. Covers APIs, infrastructure choices, UX patterns, regulatory context, and the cultural nuances that documentation never mentions. --- ## What Gets Built On This These are not hypothetical. They are the trains for which these rails were built. --- ### Scenario 1: The rural health worker A community health worker in Kisumu runs `afya-mcp` + `offline-mcp` on a tablet with no internet. She asks: *"What is the correct malaria treatment for a 4-year-old weighing 15kg?"* The query runs against a local Llama model. No data leaves the tablet. The answer arrives in Swahili in under 3 seconds. **Rails used:** `afya-mcp`, `offline-mcp`, `tafsiri-mcp` --- ### Scenario 2: The smallholder farmer A maize farmer in Nakuru wants to know whether to sell now or hold for two weeks. She opens WhatsApp, sends a voice note to a bot powered by `soko-mcp`. The bot returns current prices across eight East African markets, trend direction, and a sell/hold recommendation with the reasoning shown. **Rails used:** `soko-mcp`, `kilimo-mcp` --- ### Scenario 3: The Kenyan diaspora member in Virginia A Kenyan living in Manassas, Virginia discovers that a caretaker has encroached on his father's land in Kiambu. He needs to understand his legal options, initiate a dispute, and manage the process remotely. He uses `ardhi-mcp` + `familia-mcp` + `fomu-mcp` to understand the legal path, draft the initial letter, and track required documents — without hiring a Kenyan lawyer for the preliminary steps. **Rails used:** `ardhi-mcp`, `familia-mcp`, `fomu-mcp`, `diaspora-mcp` --- ### Scenario 4: The fi …