Local services in Mombasa
Post what you need, get offers from providers near you, and agree the price before anyone starts.
Mombasa is where Help24's launch effort is concentrated, and it is the city the app knows in the most detail — the registry carries twenty-two Mombasa neighbourhoods, from Old Town and Kizingo on the island out through Nyali, Bamburi and Shanzu on the north coast, Likoni to the south, and Changamwe, Jomvu and Miritini on the mainland west.
That granularity matters more here than almost anywhere else in Kenya, because Mombasa is not one journey. A fundi in Bamburi and a job in Likoni are separated by the ferry, and a provider who says yes without realising that is a provider who arrives late or not at all. Posting to the neighbourhood rather than to "Mombasa" is what keeps the offers you get realistic.
The coast is also hard on buildings in ways the rest of the country is not. Salt air corrodes exposed metalwork and outdoor air conditioning units, humidity moves timber and encourages mould, and the water is hard enough that scale is a recurring plumbing problem rather than an occasional one. Most repeat maintenance work in Mombasa traces back to one of those three.
Services in Mombasa
Written up for Mombasa
These have a page of their own for this city, covering what is different about the work here.
- Plumbers in MombasaLeaks, blocked drains, taps, toilets, water tanks and pipework — the jobs that cannot wait until the weekend.
- Electricians in MombasaSockets, lights, wiring, consumer units and the faults that trip your whole house.
- AC technicians in MombasaAir conditioner servicing, gas refills, installation and units that run but do not cool.
- Cleaners in MombasaDeep cleans, move-out cleans, regular visits, sofas, carpets and post-construction clean-ups.
- Painters in MombasaInterior and exterior painting, preparation, filling, and the repaint between tenancies.
- Welders in MombasaGates, grilles, railings, staircases, water tank stands and steel repairs.
- Carpenters in MombasaDoors, wardrobes, kitchen units, shelving, furniture repairs and fitted joinery.
- Appliance technicians in MombasaFridges, washing machines, cookers, microwaves, water heaters and the appliance that just stopped.
- Mechanics in MombasaDiagnostics, servicing, brakes, suspension, batteries and the car that will not start.
- Movers in MombasaHouse and office moves, single items, packing, loading and pickup or lorry hire.
- Masons in MombasaBlockwork, plastering, screeds, paving, boundary walls and the repairs that follow a leak.
- Gardeners in MombasaLawns, hedges, tree cutting, clearing an overgrown plot and regular garden upkeep.
Commonly posted
What Mombasa tends to need
- Air conditioning servicing and repair, which is closer to essential here than anywhere else in Kenya
- Plumbing affected by hard water and scale, and by older pipework in Mvita and Old Town
- Corrosion repairs to gates, grilles and window frames from salt air
- Turnaround cleaning for holiday lets and short-stay flats along the north coast
- Exterior repainting, which the sun and salt shorten the life of considerably
Coverage
22 Mombasa areas in the app
Jobs are posted to a neighbourhood, not to the whole city, so the people who see yours are the ones close enough to do it.
- Mvita
- Old Town
- Kizingo
- Tudor
- Ganjoni
- Nyali
- Kongowea
- Mkomani
- Bamburi
- Shanzu
- Kisauni
- Mtopanga
- Bombolulu
- Utange
- Likoni
- Changamwe
- Chaani
- Miritini
- Jomvu
- Magongo
- Port Reitz
- Mikindani
Everything else
Other services you can post in Mombasa
All of these work in Mombasa. They do not have a Mombasa page yet, so these links go to the national ones.
Cleaning & Household
Security & Transport
Automotive
Appliance & Tech Repair
Creative & Digital
Events & Hospitality
Education & Care
Moving & Construction
Post a job in Mombasa
Free to post. Offers come from providers near you, and the payment is held until the work is done.