Nairobi, Kenya – October 29, 2025 — We have launched Drive, a digital fleet fuel management platform designed to address fuel theft, transaction fraud, and tracking challenges faced by businesses across East Africa.
Across the region, fuel consistently ranks as one of the highest operating costs for businesses, yet most companies still rely on paper logbooks, phone calls to approve fueling, and monthly reconciliations that never quite add up. The result? Losses that quietly drain profits and fleet managers who spend more time chasing receipts than running operations.
Drive addresses these challenges by providing businesses with real-time control and visibility over every fuel transaction across their fleet
Over time, businesses have had to choose between trusting blindly or micromanaging manually when it comes to managing their fleet. Drive removes that trade-off. As a business owner, you can now see exactly where your fuel money goes, stop losses before they happen, and finally run your fleet the way it should be run " said Agosta Liko, Founder of Pesapal. "
Drive is designed ground-up for the unique realities of doing business in East Africa, where mobile money is king, fuel stations can run out of stock, and businesses need solutions that work across borders without the complexity.
Already piloted successfully in Nairobi and now expanding regionally, Drive integrates directly with Pesapal's Forecourt Management Solution (FMS) which is powering digital fueling and payments to over a hundred stations across Kenya.
With this integration, Drive creates a seamless digital ecosystem that benefits both fleet owners and fuel stations.
Businesses register their vehicles and drivers, then set custom fueling rules such as limits by vehicle, daily caps, approval requirements, whatever the business needs. When a driver pulls up to any partner fuel station, the system instantly verifies the vehicle, checks the limits, processes the transaction, and logs everything automatically.
No more phone approvals, "lost" receipts or surprise fuel bills at month-end.
All transactions are documented for audit and compliance purposes. Fleet managers get a live dashboard showing every fueling event; finance teams get automated invoices and account statements; and business owners get peace of mind.
Key features in Drive include:
Drive is ideal for any business managing three or more vehicles, including:
Fuel fraud and inefficient fleet management cost East African businesses millions in lost revenue annually. Drive addresses this challenge by leveraging Pesapal's existing Forecourt Management System infrastructure, which has been successfully deployed across major oil marketing companies in the region.
The platform is now available to businesses operating fleets of three or more vehicles across Kenya and will later be rolled out to Uganda and Tanzania.
About Pesapal
Pesapal builds digital tools for businesses in Africa to get paid, manage sales, and access financing. From POS terminals to online checkout, ticketing, fueling automation, and business wallets, Pesapal connects over 50,000 merchants across Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Zambia, and Rwanda. Pesapal is regulated by the central banks in all countries it operates.
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