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Expert African braiding, delivered to your doorstep in one click.
Skip the salon. Get stunning braids from
top stylists — wherever you are.
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How we work
Born out of an initiative to tell the real stories of women in Kenyatta Market, we built Braiding Nairobi as a mobile app to make booking a hair stylist, quick and easy.
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Explore styles & salons
Explore new styles and book expert braiders for a flawless hair day.
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Sign up to get started
Create your account and complete a quick onboarding to personalise your experience
Book your braider
Choose a time that works for you and confirm you appointment in just one click!
Relax & get styled
Your braider arrives at your doorstep in under an hour - sit back and enjoy the transformation!
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Our braiders are our backbone.
We don’t just offer hair services — we connect you with some of Nairobi’s most skilled braiders. These women have mastered their craft over decades, and now, you can book them to style your hair from the comfort of your home.
This is who they are. This is what they do. And now, they can come to you.
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Meet Jemma
Jemma has spent half her life braiding at the Market, now she’s ready to grow beyond it.
Trusted by clients. Featured by the media
An entrepreneur, journalist, and writer with a passion for storytelling and social impact. A Fulbright-National Geographic Fellow, she explored economic opportunities for female braiders in Nairobi’s Kenyatta Market, producing articles, videos, and photo series that spotlighted their stories.
As a Stanford graduate with Honors and articles in the Washington Post, Al Jazeera English, Cosmpolotan, and more, Natachi brings her expertise in narrative, strategy, and community-focused leadership to Braiding Nairobi, driving its mission to empower African women and transform the hair braiding industry.
Meet our Founder and CEO
Natachi Onwuamaegbu
Braiding Nairobi began as a story — and became a solution.
Braiding Nairobi was born out of a Fulbright-National Geographic Storytelling Fellowship.
Our founder, Natachi Onwuamaegbu, spent a year interviewing braiders in Nairobi’s Kenyatta Market — documenting their challenges, hopes, and resilience through articles, videos, and photo essays.
What she heard again and again was this:
We’re talented. We’re hardworking. We just need a better way to reach our customers.
So, we built one.
More than an app. A movement.
Braiding Nairobi connects clients directly to some of the most skilled hair braiders in Kenya.
These women have spent decades perfecting their craft — and now, you can book them right to your home.
We combine:
storytelling that centers African women
technology that meets you where you are
trust, talent, and transparency at the heart of every appointment
Braiding Nairobi is a product of the Ndeza Collective — a social impact studio focused on making tech and storytelling work for African women.
get in touch.
(you can also reach us at natachi@ndezacollective.com)
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