Why Msharti

Why we built a governed AI gateway for African enterprise, and what we believe about security, governance, and infrastructure.

Msharti exists because African enterprises deserve the same infrastructure quality as anywhere else in the world, built for the systems they actually run on.

Why M-Pesa and KRA Are Not on Any Global Roadmap

The global MCP ecosystem wasn’t built with M-Pesa, KRA GavaConnect, Sage, ManageEngine, or Perfios in mind. None of these are on any global roadmap. Our pre-built connectors cover the systems Kenyan and African businesses actually use, and that list keeps growing. AI is only as useful as the systems it can reach.

Why Governance Matters

If you are a bank, every tool call must be logged. If you are a SACCO, every disbursement query must be auditable. If you are a school, every M-Pesa transaction must be traceable. Msharti includes role-based access control, usage dashboards, and compliance reporting aligned to Kenya’s Data Protection Act, 2019, because your regulator may ask for it.

Why Enterprise Security Matters

An MCP server on a developer’s laptop is fine for experiments. It is not fine for a bank, a SACCO, or an insurance company. We built enterprise-grade security from day one: AES-256 encryption at rest, tenant isolation, read-only defaults, prompt injection detection, automatic secret stripping, and full audit logging. This is not a feature tier. It is the foundation everything runs on.

Why Local Pricing and Deployment Matter

Our primary infrastructure sits in Africa, not Virginia, and our privacy policy lists every supporting service and where it runs. For banks and SACCOs with a hard in-country requirement, we offer self-hosted deployment inside Kenya. We price in Kenyan Shillings: no USD exchange-rate surprises, no “contact sales” for basic features. A small business can start for free. A growing team pays KES 5,999 a month. A bank pays custom, but always knows exactly what for.

What We Believe

Msharti is built on four principles, borrowed from the best infrastructure companies and adapted for East Africa:

Simplicity. You do not build MCP servers. You click Connect, paste your credentials, and start asking questions. No coding, no infrastructure, no DevOps.

Security. Every connection is encrypted. Every request is scanned for injection. Every tool call is logged. Every credential is stored with AES-256. Every tenant is isolated. This is not an add-on. It is the foundation.

Built for the systems you actually run. Global MCP catalogs focus on tools like GitHub, Slack, and Notion. We cover mobile money, KRA compliance, and SACCO governance, because we’re in the same time zone and speak the local context.

Enterprise-Ready. Role-based access. Audit trails. Data residency controls. Self-hosted options. Custom connectors. SLA guarantees. We are not a side project. We are infrastructure.