Talent and influencer marketing agency in Nairobi, Kenya
We help creators get paid, brands spend smarter and founders get noticed.
Manyatta Influence represents African creators, builds personal brands for founders and executives, and helps brands use social media and influencer marketing with global-standard discipline.
Our founder has supported global campaigns for
A manyatta is a homestead where a community lives, works and looks out for one another. Under the acacia, people gather, share and decide together.
We built Manyatta Influence on the same idea. Creators shouldn’t negotiate alone. Brands shouldn’t guess alone. Founders shouldn’t build their name alone. We bring them under one tree, and we bring the standards of global campaigns with us.
Talent management, personal branding, social media marketing and influencer marketing strategy for creators, founders and brands in Kenya and across Africa.
For creators
We represent creators and find them paid brand deals, locally and with international campaigns. You keep your voice; we handle the opportunities.
For founders and executives
When investors, partners and peers look you up, they should find someone worth backing. We shape your positioning and keep your presence consistent.
For brands
We run your brand’s own channels so it shows up every day with content your audience actually stops for.
For brands entering or growing in Africa
Before you spend, we tell you which creators fit, what to pay, how to brief them and how to measure it.
Inbox and DM management, deal admin, scheduling and research, added to any service as virtual assistance.
We work where brands, publishers and creators meet, including gamescom in Cologne, and bring what we learn there back home to African creators and brands.
Every campaign we’ve worked on abroad sharpens what we offer creators and brands in Kenya and across Africa.
No upfront fees. We take a commission on the deals we bring you, and we tell you the rate before you sign anything.
You choose how much support you want.
Apply to join the rosterWe source and negotiate brand deals for you. You keep your own pitch materials and positioning.
Everything in Standard, plus we build and update your media kit, sharpen your positioning in weekly sessions, and actively pitch you to our brand network.
A clear path from first conversation to final report, with a weekly check-in the whole way through.
We bring the discipline of global campaigns home to African creators and brands.
Michael Wambua Nzisa
Founder, Manyatta Influence
Michael works in global influencer marketing, where he has supported campaigns for brands including Amazon (Alexa for Shopping), NVIDIA, Meta, Garena, Keen Games, Recharge and UCB, and user-acquisition campaigns for Almedia’s Freecash platform, which has more than 95 million users.
He holds a Bachelor of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, which gives Manyatta unusual depth in health and wellness communication, where accuracy matters most.
Practical advice on influencer marketing, brand deals and personal branding in Kenya and across Africa.
How Kenyan brands can plan an influencer campaign that works: choosing creators, setting a budget, writing a brief, staying transparent and measuring results.
Read the guide For creatorsA step-by-step guide for Kenyan content creators: know your audience numbers, choose a niche, build a media kit, set your rates and pitch brands professionally.
Read the guide For founders and executivesWhy personal branding matters for African founders and executives, and a practical plan to build a credible presence on LinkedIn and beyond.
Read the guideThe things creators, brands and founders ask us most.
Manyatta Influence is a talent and influencer marketing agency based in Nairobi, Kenya. We represent African creators and find them paid brand deals, build personal brands for founders and executives, run social media for brands, and advise brands on influencer marketing strategy.
Creators pay no upfront fees. We take a commission only on the brand deals we bring: 20% on our Standard package, or 30% on Managed Positioning, which adds a media kit, weekly positioning sessions and active pitching to brands.
Yes. We work with Kenyan brands and with global companies that want to reach African audiences, helping them choose the right creators and understand the local culture before they spend.
It is advice before you spend: which creators fit your brand, what to pay them, how to brief them, and how to measure results. We plan the strategy with you so your budget goes further.
Yes. We shape your positioning and content on platforms like LinkedIn and X, so investors, partners and peers find someone credible when they look you up. Our Managed package includes a dedicated media manager.
Book a free consultation on our calendar, email hello@manyattainfluence.com, or call or WhatsApp +254 718 193 779. The first call is free with no obligation.
Pick a time that suits you for a free call. We’ll learn about your goals, audience and budget, and talk through how we can help.
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