SalamaNav — safe navigation for Kenyan roads
A driver-assistance platform built for Kenyan conditions: real-time hazard alerts, offline-first navigation and a prepaid M-PESA wallet.
The challenge
Drivers contend with unmarked potholes, speed cameras and checkpoints, patchy connectivity outside the cities, and navigation apps that assume an always-on connection and a credit card.
The build
A .NET 10 backend over PostgreSQL/PostGIS, an Android client with offline map caching, and a React web dashboard. Hazards are crowdsourced and verified, routes are priced pay-per-use, and the wallet tops up through M-PESA.
What it delivers
Turn-by-turn navigation that keeps working offline, community-sourced hazard warnings, and a prepaid model that fits how Kenyan drivers actually pay.