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Bulk SMS for Kenyan schools that collects fees faster, and keeps every parent informed.

Send fee reminders, fire a branded M-Pesa receipt the moment a parent pays, and reach one class or the whole school — from a mobile-ready dashboard on Safaricom, Airtel, Telkom, and Equitel.

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Built for institutions across Kenya

  • Primary schools
  • Junior schools
  • Secondary schools
  • TVET colleges
  • Universities
  • Training institutes

For the accounts office and the front office

The same Messo workspace, aimed at how a school actually runs.

Receipts, fee balances, parent lists, and announcements live together. The bursar sees who paid. The office reaches the parents who need to know.

Instant M-Pesa fee receipts

Connect the school Paybill or Till. The moment a parent pays, Messo sends a branded receipt with the amount, M-Pesa code, and the learner’s name — no one in the accounts office has to type it.

Fee balances that stay current

Record term fees, transport, and other balances against each parent. When money arrives, Messo applies it and can split one payment across more than one balance, then remind families who still owe.

Announcements to the right parents

Opening dates, closing dates, meetings, trips, and exam reminders go out as campaigns. Templates keep the wording consistent from term to term.

Parents grouped by class

Keep contacts in groups for a class, stream, boarding house, or staff list. Message Form 2 East on its own, or the whole parent body, from the same book.

Notices drafted with AI

Describe the fee reminder or parents’ meeting. Messo writes a GSM-friendly draft with placeholders for name, amount, and date already in place. Rewrite or shorten it, then send.

The school name on every SMS

A Sender ID replaces the random number. Parents see the school name — on Safaricom, Airtel, Telkom, and Equitel — so the message is trusted and stays out of spam.

A dashboard the bursar can use on a phone

Accounts, the secretary, and the principal can send a follow-up, check delivery, and see who paid without waiting to get back to the office computer.

Fee payment links in the SMS

Share a link for a fixed fee or any amount. Parents pay the school Paybill or Till from the message, with the account number already set.

How a school goes live

Four steps. Ready before the next opening day.

  1. 1

    Create the school account

    Sign up with a phone number. No contract and no setup fee. The bursar, secretary, and principal can share one workspace.

  2. 2

    Top up SMS credits

    Pay with M-Pesa. A larger top-up lowers the rate on every message. Unused credits stay on the account through the holidays.

  3. 3

    Register the school Sender ID

    Put the school name on every message. Bring the registration certificate and a signed letter on the school letterhead. An approved Sender ID can be moved over, typically within 24 hours.

  4. 4

    Collect fees and inform parents

    Connect the Paybill or Till, load parent contacts, and send receipts, balance reminders, and class notices from one place.

Questions from schools

What bursars and principals ask first.

Put the school name on the next fee reminder.

Create a free account, or book a walkthrough for the bursar and the principal. SMS rates start at Ksh 0.80 and fall as you top up. See SMS rates.