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Ticketing and events experts, Nairobi

EventYangu Team

The people behind EventYangu, Kenya’s M-Pesa-first ticketing platform. We help organizers sell out, get paid the same day and run smooth gates, and we write about what we learn from thousands of events.

10 stories by EventYangu

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Top 10 Event Ticketing Platforms in Kenya (2026): Fees, Payouts and Features Compared

We compared ten ticketing platforms in Kenya on fees, payouts, M-Pesa checkout and fraud protection. Here's how they stack up, and why EventYangu comes first.

EventYangu Team9 min
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How to Sell Event Tickets Online in Kenya with M-Pesa: A Step-by-Step Guide

A step-by-step guide to selling event tickets online in Kenya with M-Pesa: no sign-up for fans, tickets on WhatsApp in seconds, and your money the same day.

EventYangu Team5 min
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How to Livestream Your Event and Sell Online Tickets with M-Pesa

Sell online tickets with M-Pesa and stream to fans anywhere with EventYangu Live. How paid livestreams work, how to set one up and how to make them sell.

EventYangu Team6 min
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How to Price Event Tickets That Sell Out: Early Bird, Tiers and Group Buys

Find your break-even price, build ticket tiers that sell, and use deadlines, group buys and Lipa Polepole to sell out faster.

EventYangu Team5 min
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How to Stop Fake Tickets and Gate Fraud at Your Event

Screenshot duplicates, fake sellers and forged tickets hurt fans and organizers. Here's how to stop each one, with a gate-day anti-fraud checklist.

EventYangu Team5 min
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Event Marketing in Kenya: 16 Ways to Promote Your Event and Sell Out

Sixteen event marketing tactics that work in Kenya, from WhatsApp status and TikTok to promoter links, group buys and honest scarcity.

EventYangu Team5 min
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The Complete Event Planning Checklist for Kenya (Free Template)

A week-by-week event planning checklist for Kenyan organizers: budget, permits, ticketing, marketing, gate day and everything after.

EventYangu Team5 min
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The Best Eventbrite Alternative in Kenya: M-Pesa Ticketing Compared

Why Kenyan organizers look beyond Eventbrite, what to look for in an alternative, and how EventYangu compares on M-Pesa, fees and payouts.

EventYangu Team5 min
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Event Check-In Done Right: QR Code Ticket Scanning That Works Offline

Fast gates, no duplicates and no network worries: how to run QR code check-in with an offline scanner that syncs across every gate.

EventYangu Team5 min
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How to Get Event Sponsors in Kenya: Proposal, Packages and Pricing

Who to approach, what to put in your proposal, how to price packages and how to keep sponsors coming back.

EventYangu Team5 min