Kenya talent bench
Hire a Native Kenyan Writer or Content Specialist
Choose your city below and see the specialists available there. Everyone on the Kenya bench writes in the local register, works in local business hours and is contracted, reviewed and invoiced through The DRAFT ROOOM.
The short answer
The DRAFT ROOOM places vetted native Kenyan writers, editors and content specialists across 8 cities in Kenya, covering 100 specialisms. You brief us by email, we match a named specialist in your city, a senior editor reviews every deliverable, and you are invoiced once, in KES where you need it.
Local market
What writing for Kenya actually requires
East Africa's commercial hub, with mobile money embedded in everyday buying. English dominates business search while Swahili adds warmth and reach in consumer campaigns.
- Cities covered
- 8
- Specialisms per city
- 100
- Quoted in
- KES
- Languages on the bench
- English, Swahili
Cities
Specialists across 8 Kenya cities
Open a city to see the named specialists available there and every specialism they cover.
Specialists in Nairobi
Nairobi. 100 specialisms, native writers only.
Open city →Specialists in Mombasa
Mombasa. 100 specialisms, native writers only.
Open city →Specialists in Kisumu
Kisumu. 100 specialisms, native writers only.
Open city →Specialists in Eldoret
Uasin Gishu. 100 specialisms, native writers only.
Open city →Specialists in Nakuru
Nakuru. 100 specialisms, native writers only.
Open city →Specialists in Thika
Kiambu. 100 specialisms, native writers only.
Open city →Specialists in Kisii
Kisii. 100 specialisms, native writers only.
Open city →Specialists in Malindi
Kilifi. 100 specialisms, native writers only.
Open city →Specialisms
What you can hire for in Kenya
Each specialism below is available in every Kenya city we cover.
Content & Editorial
Writers who plan, research and produce the articles, guides and long form work your search and email programmes run on.
Conversion Copywriting
Copywriters hired against a number: sign ups, demos, carts recovered, revenue per send.
SEO, AEO & GEO
Specialists who make pages findable in classic search and quotable inside AI answers.
Brand & Strategy
Strategists and brand writers who decide what you say before anyone writes a word of it.
Technical & Product
Writers who can read a spec, interview an engineer and explain a product without softening the detail.
PR, Journalism & Media
Trained reporters and press writers for newsroom grade work, announcements and executive bylines.
Social, Video & Audio
Short form, script and studio specialists for the channels where attention is won in seconds.
Regulated & Specialist Sectors
Subject matter writers for sectors where a careless sentence carries a real cost. Marketing and educational writing only, reviewed by a qualified person on your side.
Terms and trust
Your agreement when you hire in Kenya
Plain terms, written down before you commit to anything.
You are a client of The DRAFT ROOOM
You are a client of The DRAFT ROOOM, not the personal client of the specialist. The contract, the invoice, the confidentiality agreement and the copyright assignment all sit with us.
Continuity if a specialist leaves
If a specialist becomes unavailable for any reason, including leaving our bench, we reassign a peer level specialist from the same market and the same discipline at no extra cost. Your brief, your voice guide and your work in progress stay with us, so nothing restarts.
Payment terms
Project work is 50 per cent on acceptance of the scope and 50 per cent on final delivery. Retainers are 50 per cent before the month starts and 50 per cent at the end of that month.
Copyright and confidentiality
Full commercial copyright transfers to you on final payment. Every specialist has signed a confidentiality agreement and an intellectual property assignment with us before taking a single brief.
Senior editorial review on everything
Every deliverable is reviewed by a senior Draft ROOOM editor against your brief and your voice guide before it reaches you. Two rounds of revision are included as standard.
Process
How we communicate and deliver
Email first from brief to final file. Nothing here needs a meeting.
- 1
You send the brief by email
Step 1
Use the form on this page or write to us directly. Tell us the deliverable, the volume, the deadline and any budget range. No call is needed at any point.
- 2
We match and confirm within one business day
Step 2
You receive a named specialist, their relevant background, a fixed price and a delivery date. If the match is not right, say so and we send an alternative.
- 3
Scope agreed, first half invoiced
Step 3
A short written scope covers deliverables, revisions and dates. Work starts once the deposit clears.
- 4
Drafts arrive on the agreed dates
Step 4
Drafts come by email or into your client dashboard, already reviewed by a senior editor. You reply with comments in the same thread.
- 5
Final delivery, second half invoiced
Step 5
You receive final files, full copyright and, for ongoing work, next month's plan.
Questions people ask
Hiring specialists in Kenya
Short, direct answers to the questions we get asked most. If yours is not here, send it over and a real person replies within one business day.
Are the writers actually based in Kenya?
Yes. The Kenya bench is made up of specialists living and working in the market, writing in the local register and available in local business hours.
Can you invoice in KES?
Yes. We can quote and invoice in KES for Kenya clients, and in USD, GBP or EUR if your finance team prefers.
Who am I contracting with?
You are a client of The DRAFT ROOOM, not the personal client of the specialist. The contract, the invoice, the confidentiality agreement and the copyright assignment all sit with us. Full commercial copyright transfers to you on final payment. Every specialist has signed a confidentiality agreement and an intellectual property assignment with us before taking a single brief.
What if my specialist becomes unavailable?
If a specialist becomes unavailable for any reason, including leaving our bench, we reassign a peer level specialist from the same market and the same discipline at no extra cost. Your brief, your voice guide and your work in progress stay with us, so nothing restarts.
What are the payment terms?
Project work is 50 per cent on acceptance of the scope and 50 per cent on final delivery. Retainers are 50 per cent before the month starts and 50 per cent at the end of that month.
Is a call required?
No. Everything runs by email, from brief to final delivery. Write to hello@draftrooom.com at any point.