Unite contractors to force gov payments on Sh127B dues
Kenyan contractors are crippled by Sh127 billion in unpaid government project dues, causing severe cashflow shortages and halting ongoing projects.
ClaimForgeKE is a community platform where contractors file joint claims on unpaid dues, share evidence, and coordinate escalations to PPRA/Auditor General. It templates legal notices and tracks collective progress. United claims get faster resolutions and public pressure.
Kenyan contractors working on government infrastructure projects
Crowdsourced claim bundling with automated petition generation for Kenyan gov processes
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Submit individual claims with docs, auto-join similar ones
View bundled claims, progress, and actions
Secure anon sharing of payment proofs
Auto-create signed petitions/notices
Log responses from gov, predict next steps
Curated gov payment news/alerts
Discuss strategies per dept/project
Download court filing templates
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| text | No | |
| company | text | Yes |
| created_at | timestamp | No |
Relationships:
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| project_id | text | No |
| gov_dept | text | No |
| total_dues | int | No |
| status | text | No |
Relationships:
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| claim_id | uuid | No |
| url | text | No |
| anon | bool | No |
Relationships:
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| claim_id | uuid | No |
| action_taken | text | No |
| date | timestamp | No |
Relationships:
/api/claimsCreate claim
/api/claims/:id/joinJoin claim
/api/claimsList claims by dept
/api/petitions/:claimId/generateGenerate petition PDF
No filing
| Month | Users | Conversion | MRR | ARR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month 1 | 60 | 6% | $104 | $1,248 |
| Month 6 | 400 | 14% | $1,656 | $19,872 |
Seed with contractors from recent news on unpaid dues via Twitter mentions. Create FB group 'Kenya Gov Dues Fighters' and invite 50. Pitch to contractor associations like KCAA for endorsements.
Official
No collaboration
Crowd-powered bundling
Network effects from claim groups growing stronger with more users/data
Public outrage over 127B scandal, perfect for viral collective action
Defamation from petitions
Fact-checked templates, disclaimers
Fragmented contractors
Viral invites
Success: 70% interested
Success: 10 claims filed
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