Simbisa Brands has bought the remaining 25% stake in Kutuma Kenya Limited, giving the Harare-based fast-food group full ownership of the Kenyan company that press reports say runs its Dial a Delivery service.
The purchase appears in Simbisa’s audited accounts for the year to 30 June 2026. The annual report, published on the group’s investor relations site on 6 November 2026, shows Simbisa’s holding in Kutuma Kenya at 75% on 30 June 2025 and 100% on 30 June 2026. The cash flow statement records a “net cash from buyout of non controlling interest” of US$663,882 for the year, with nothing recorded for the year before.
The accounts do not say when the stake was bought, and they do not name the seller. TechCabal, Khusoko and HapaKenya report the same payment as KES 85.8 million. The shilling figure does not appear in the report text we reviewed, which gives only the dollar amount.
The payment is small against the group. It equals about 1.2% of the US$55.6 million net cash from operating activities reported for the year. That ratio is our calculation from the two figures in the accounts.
Kenya’s delivery business is growing. In its chairman’s statement, Simbisa said delivery orders rose 59% over the year. Kenyan revenue grew 11%, operating profit rose 16%, and the group closed the year with 257 active stores in Kenya. Khusoko and HapaKenya also report that Kenyan delivery orders reached 3.23 million, and that delivery made up 27.4% of Kenyan turnover, up from 21.7%. Those two figures do not appear in the report text we reviewed.
Kutuma’s business is described mainly by the press. TechCabal, Khusoko and HapaKenya say it operates Dial a Delivery, which handles orders for Simbisa’s chains. They also list Yum, an online ordering platform, and Swyft, a delivery service for businesses. HapaKenya adds TurnUP, an on-demand liquor service. The annual report describes Dial a Delivery as a “stand-alone brand” within the Simbisa portfolio, but it does not name Kutuma in that description. TechCabal reports that Kutuma wants to build a wider delivery marketplace.
This was a purchase of a minority stake by Simbisa, not a funding round for Kutuma. The accounts do not disclose a price per share or a value for the company, so this article does not estimate one.
Open questions include when the stake was bought, who sold it, and how Kutuma’s marketplace plans are progressing.
Sources
- Simbisa Brands Limited Annual Report 2026 (published 6 November 2026)
- TechCabal, "Zimbabwe's Pizza Inn owner buys out Kenya delivery arm for $664,000" (11 November 2026)
- Khusoko, "Simbisa buys 25% of Kutuma Kenya for Sh85.8m" (12 November 2026)
- HapaKenya, "Simbisa Brands takes full ownership of Kutuma Kenya in Ksh. 85.8M buyout" (13 November 2026)
- TechTrendsKE, Kutuma Kenya acquisition article (12 November 2026), source of the image
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