Words we use
New words you will meet on the site, explained simply. The Swahili word is beside each one. Anywhere on the site, tap the small "?" next to a word to read this.
- Automatic bid limit Kikomo cha dau lako
- The highest price you are willing to pay. The site bids for you, one step at a time, only as far as needed, never above your limit.
- Balance of the price Salio la bei
- What remains of the animal price after the deposit. The buyer pays it into the same trust account after delivery; the seller is paid from there.
- Bid Dau / bei unayotoa
- The price you offer in an auction. A bid cannot be taken back: if it is the highest when the auction ends, you buy.
- Bid step Kiwango cha kuongeza dau
- The smallest amount a new bid must add to the current highest bid.
- Collection / handover Siku ya kuchukua mifugo
- The day the buyer (or a driver) picks up the animals from the seller.
- Commitment deposit Amana ya kuthibitisha
- Part of the animal price (for example 20%) that the buyer pays into trust to confirm the deal. It is not an extra cost: it counts towards the price.
- Conditions of sale Masharti ya mnada
- The auction house's rules for this sale: how to pay, when to collect, what happens if animals are not as described. Ticking them means you agree.
- Deal fee Ada ya kuthibitisha mapatano
- A small platform fee the buyer pays once per deal, when the seller accepts. After it, buyer and seller see each other's phone and the pickup point.
- e-TIMS receipt Risiti ya KRA
- An official tax receipt registered with KRA.
- Featured / boost Kutangaza tangazo lako juu
- Paid options that show your listing higher up so more buyers see it.
- Gate pass Kibali cha kutoa mifugo
- A slip from the auctioneer showing the animals are paid for. Show it at the gate to take them out of the market.
- Hammer price Bei ya mwisho ya mnada
- The winning price when the auction closes.
- Held in trust (escrow) Pesa zinazoshikiliwa kwa amana
- Money kept safe by the platform's trust account, not by the seller or the platform, until the agreed step happens. Then it is released to the right person.
- KVB Bodi ya Madaktari wa Mifugo
- Kenya Veterinary Board: the body that registers vets. We check every vet against its register.
- Lot Kundi la mnada
- One animal or one group of animals sold together under one number in an auction.
- Offer Bei unayopendekeza
- The price you propose for a listing. The seller can accept, refuse or answer with another price.
- On-site auction Mnada wa sokoni
- Bidding happens at a market or ring on the sale day. You can watch or bid live from your phone if the auctioneer allows.
- Online auction Mnada wa mtandaoni
- Bidding happens on the site, from anywhere, until the closing time.
- Paddle Namba yako ya mnada
- Your bidder number for one auction sale. At the venue you raise a card with this number to bid; online it shows next to your bids. Keep it until the sale ends.
- Release Kutoa pesa kwa mwenye haki
- When money held in trust is paid out to the person it belongs to.
- Request (board) Ombi la mnunuzi
- A note from a buyer saying what animals they want. Sellers who have them send an offer.
- Reserve price Bei ya chini ya muuzaji
- The lowest price the seller will accept. If bidding does not reach it, the animals are not sold.
- STOCK Vocha ya malipo ya huduma
- A prepaid unit you buy once and then use to pay for actions on the site, such as bidding, confirming a deal or featuring a listing. 1 STOCK = KES 10. You always see how many an action uses before it happens.
- Transit insurance Bima ya mifugo safarini
- Cover the driver carries for the animals from loading until handover, in case of loss or injury on the road.
- Vet-verified Imekaguliwa na daktari wa mifugo
- A registered vet visited and checked the animals and reported them healthy.