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Kakitu Documentation

Kakitu is Kenya's digital shilling — a feeless, instant cryptocurrency built on a Block Lattice architecture. Every transaction is free and confirms in under a second. No miners. No fees. No waiting.

Resource URL
Explorer explorer.kakitu.org
API api.kakitu.org
Website kakitu.org
GitHub github.com/kakitucurrency
Discord discord.gg/kakitu

Currency Details

Property Value
Symbol KSHS
Address prefix kshs_
Smallest unit raw (1 KSHS = 10^30 raw)
Transaction fees 0 (feeless)
Confirmation time < 1 second
Supply Fixed — no inflation

Documentation Sections

What is Kakitu?

Understand what Kakitu is, why it was built, how it differs from M-Pesa and other cryptocurrencies, and what makes it uniquely suited to Kenya and East Africa.

Running a Node

Everything you need to run a Kakitu node — from security setup and Docker configuration to representative voting, work generation, and monitoring.

Integration Guides

Developer-focused guides covering key management, block confirmation, work generation, WebSockets, and building applications on top of Kakitu.

Protocol Design

Deep technical documentation on how Kakitu works at the protocol level: the Block Lattice, Open Representative Voting (ORV), blocks, networking, and attack mitigations.

Commands

Complete reference for the Kakitu RPC protocol and command-line interface, with full kshs_ examples.

Releases

Node release notes, network upgrade history, and the development roadmap.

Glossary

Definitions of key terms used throughout the Kakitu protocol and documentation.

GitHub Repositories

Repository Description
kakitu-node Core node software (Nano fork)
kakitu-keytools Key generation and signing utilities
gokakitu Go library for Kakitu integration
kakitucurrency-js JavaScript/TypeScript library
atto CLI wallet for KSHS
kakitu_mcp_server AI assistant integration via MCP

Kakitu — Kenya's digital shilling. Fast, free, forever.