How to get the WhatsApp Business API in Kenya
App vs API, what you actually need to apply (CR12, KRA PIN, Facebook Business Manager), Meta per-conversation costs in KES, and when you don't need the API at all.
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App vs API, what you actually need to apply (CR12, KRA PIN, Facebook Business Manager), Meta per-conversation costs in KES, and when you don't need the API at all.
The screenshot-to-Paybill-to-confirm loop costs Kenyan shops thousands of shillings a month. Break it with STK Push, clear totalling, and honest follow-up.
Use Timi Campaigns to send Meta-approved templates to CRM segments — dispatch updates and win-backs without typing the same message forty times.
Give buyers a clear item + rider total and collect on the Till or Paybill you already have. Timi does not collect buyer money.
When Meta requires approved templates, how Kenyan sellers use them for order updates and re-engagement without sounding robotic.
Answer after hours without promising same-day delivery at midnight — set hours, auto-replies, and when Timi still replies.
Connect your existing WhatsApp Business number to Timi in about 5 minutes — same phone, same customers, instant replies.
Instagram, WhatsApp Status, and one chat link — how Kenyan SMEs close sales without building a shop online.
One Timi link in your Instagram bio so Kenyan buyers open WhatsApp on your business number with a clear first message.