Nairobi, Kenya – Kenya’s fleets, transporters, and logistics companies have received a boost following the launch of the first fuel credit line.
tabb, a trade credit line company, in partnership with Galana Energies, launched the facility, which is live and already transacting across all Galana service stations in East Africa.
Why fuel credit line?
The announcement of the new fuel credit line on June 2, 2026, came amidst the rising fuel prices, which have significantly increased operational costs for transport and logistics firms.
Speaking during the launch, Director of Mobility at tabb Don Okoth explained that the same fleet now requires substantially more capital to operate than it did weeks ago, following a sudden increase in the cash required simply to fill a tank before a single delivery has been made or a single contract fulfilled.
“What we’re launching today is the clearest expression yet of tabb’s role in the market: connecting banks, suppliers, and businesses so that credit flows to where it is needed, instantly and without cost. Suppliers get paid on the day.
“Businesses get the fuel they need. And the informal credit arrangements that have held this sector back begin to give way to something that actually works,” said Okoth.
tabb’s partner banks will allow fleet operators and logistics companies to apply for a bank-issued revolving credit line and draw on it directly at any Galana service station across East Africa. The supplier will receive guaranteed payment at the point of sale. The operator will repay the bank over an agreed period of 30 to 90 days.
This credit line that moves with the business, available at the point of fuelling and repaid as revenue comes in, means operators are no longer forced to choose between meeting their fuel obligations and meeting everything else.
“I see this partnership as the inflection point where tabb’s trade credit network moves from enabling transactions to fundamentally reshaping how the entire transport and logistics industry finances its largest expense. Credit should be a tool for growth, not a burden, and that is exactly what we are making it,” said Mesh Alloys, CEO, tabb.
The partnership with Galana Energies represents a significant but deliberate step in tabb’s broader mission to build the credit infrastructure that East Africa’s businesses deserve.
Through a bank-issued credit line, accepted across a growing network of suppliers spanning fuel, hardware, pharmaceuticals, retail, and beyond, tabb is systematically closing the working capital gap that has constrained business growth across the region for decades.
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