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Book a service

Book a service with a business from your customer portal. Choose the service, a day and a free time, and Kila books it. You can cancel there until two hours before.

Time
2 minutes

When the business takes bookings, you can book a service yourself, such as TV wall mounting, a generator installation or a delivery. Kila shows only the times when someone who does that service is free.

  1. Open Bookings and tap Book a service

    Bookings lists what is coming up. On Home, Book a service under Quick actions opens the same page.

    Bookings in Mary Wangari's portal at Mwangi Hardware: her upcoming booking, and Book a service marked 1.Bookings in Mary Wangari's portal at Mwangi Hardware: her upcoming booking, and Book a service marked 1.
  2. Choose the service

    “Choose a service, a day and a time that suits you.” Each service shows how long it takes and its price, such as TV wall mounting, “60 minutes · KES 2,500.00”.

    Steps 2 to 4 on one screen.
    Book a service: TV wall mounting chosen (2), the next days to choose from (3) and the free times on the day chosen, the first marked 4.Book a service: TV wall mounting chosen (2), the next days to choose from (3) and the free times on the day chosen, the first marked 4.
  3. Choose the day

    Under 2. Where and when, tap a day.

  4. Choose a free time

    Tap one of the times shown. If the day has none, try another day.

  5. Tell the business anything it should know

    Under 3. Confirm, check the Service, When, Branch and Price. Anything we should know is for directions, the item to install or a preference.

    Steps 5 and 6.
    3. Confirm: the service, the day and time, Moi Avenue and the price, a note in Anything we should know (5), and the Book button with the time chosen (6).3. Confirm: the service, the day and time, Moi Avenue and the price, a note in Anything we should know (5), and the Book button with the time chosen (6).
  6. Tap Book and the time

    The button shows the time you chose, such as Book 08:30.

  7. Keep the reference

    Kila says Booked, with the service, the day, the time and a reference, such as “TV wall mounting, 31 Oct 2026, 08:30. Reference APT-000002.” The booking is under Upcoming, and the business is told.

    Bookings: Kila says Booked with the reference (7), and the new booking under Upcoming, Booked, with Cancel (8).Bookings: Kila says Booked with the reference (7), and the new booking under Upcoming, Booked, with Cancel (8).

Under Bookings, tap Cancel next to the booking. Kila asks Cancel TV wall mounting? with the day and branch: tap Cancel booking. Kila says Booking cancelled, the booking moves to Past and cancelled, and the business is told.

Cancel shows until two hours before the booking. After that, call the branch.

Next: the booking shows on Home, under Coming up, until the day.

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