About Us
Evidence that moves
Africa forward
We turn complex questions into practical evidence — helping governments, development partners, and organisations make decisions that create lasting progress.
Our Story
Since 2014, insight with a clear purpose.
BORT Company Limited was established to help institutions understand complex markets, sectors, policies, and value chains - and turn that understanding into better decisions.
Why BORT Exists
To close the distance between evidence and action.
We bring researchers, analysts, and sector specialists together around each assignment, combining local knowledge with disciplined methods to produce insight that is credible, practical, and ready to use.
What Guides Us
Clarity of purpose. Commitment to impact.
Our Mission
To deliver rigorous research, practical strategy, and development solutions that enable better decisions and measurable progress across Africa.
Our Vision
An Africa where evidence shapes policy, investment, and action — and where development choices are grounded in context, inclusion, and possibility.
How We Work
Research grounded in context,
designed for action.
Every engagement begins with the real decision at hand. We combine local insight, analytical rigour, and close collaboration to produce work people can use.
Listen
Clarify the question, the context, and the people affected.
Investigate
Gather reliable evidence through research, data, and dialogue.
Interpret
Turn findings into clear choices, priorities, and opportunities.
Activate
Shape practical recommendations that support confident action.
WHAT WE STAND FOR
The standards behind every engagement
Our values shape how we ask questions, work with partners, and judge whether a project has created meaningful progress.
Rigor
We use disciplined methods and transparent reasoning to build evidence people can trust.
Relevance
We focus on the decisions that matter and communicate findings in forms people can use.
Partnership
We work alongside clients, communities, and specialists — not at a distance from them.
Integrity
We are independent in our thinking, responsible with evidence, and honest about what it shows.
Our Footprint
Rooted in Kenya.
Working across Africa.
We bring local understanding to regional questions, connecting every assignment to the systems and ambitions that shape African development.
Kenyan roots
Grounded in the realities, institutions, sectors, and communities shaping development in Kenya.
African reach
Research and advisory work designed for the complexity and possibility of diverse African contexts.
Global alignment
Work connected to the UN SDGs, Africa Agenda 2063, and Kenya Vision 2030.