Boda riders taking Lipa na M-Pesa payments from dawn to dusk, matatu crews on the Thika Road and Ngong Road routes, university students at JKUAT, Egerton and Moi University, field officers covering Nakuru and Kisumu territories, and nurses on twelve-hour hospital shifts all share one problem: the handset dies before the day does. Kenya Power interruptions remove the wall socket as a fallback. A 5,000mAh phone drained twice over needs roughly 10,000mAh of real reserve, and most sub-KSh 2,000 packs cannot supply it. The Amaya APB-P228L was chosen for stock precisely because its 11,600mAh rated figure covers that arithmetic.

Unlike the unbranded 20000mAh packs sold from Luthuli Avenue stalls that print a headline number with no watt-hour rating anywhere on the shell, the Amaya APB-P228L publishes 74Wh, an 11,600mAh rated output, and a fireproof housing specification. Buyers consistently report that the torch is the feature they use most, not the charging. At KSh 1,700 the Amaya APB-P228L undercuts comparable Oraimo and Anker packs by KSh 800 to KSh 1,500 while matching their capacity class. Call or WhatsApp +254 708 852 521, or walk into Kimathi Street to handle one.

Expect two to two and a half full charges on a current handset. The cell holds 20,000mAh at 3.7 volts, or 74 watt-hours, but stepping voltage up to 5V for the USB ports costs 30 to 35 percent. Amaya rates real output at 11,600mAh. A Tecno Spark with a 5,000mAh battery gets 2.3 refills. An iPhone 16 at 3,561mAh gets roughly 3.2. A 6,000mAh Infinix manages just under two.

Around nine to ten hours from a standard 10W wall charger. Both inputs are rated 5V 2A, so the pack accepts about 10 watts regardless of whether you use the Type-C port or the Micro USB port. A 74Wh cell at 10W input, with conversion losses factored in, lands near nine hours. Most owners simply plug it in overnight. Using a 45W or 65W charger will not speed this up, since the input circuit caps the draw.

No. Total output is rated at 12W, delivered as 5 volts at 2.4 amps, which is standard USB charging rather than a fast-charge protocol. Samsung Super Fast Charging, Oppo SUPERVOOC, Xiaomi HyperCharge and Tecno Ultra Charge all require higher voltages the pack does not produce. A 5,000mAh phone climbs from 10 to 80 percent in roughly two hours fifteen minutes. For overnight and all-day top-ups that speed is fine; for a ten-minute dash, a wall charger still wins.

Genuinely useful, and it is the reason many customers pick this model over cheaper packs. The APB-P228L carries a focused LED beam rather than a diffuse indicator light, so it throws usable illumination several metres down a corridor or into a fuse box. Running the torch alone draws very little from a 74Wh cell, leaving days of light. Households in Kayole, Rongai and Juja report using it through evening interruptions without meaningfully reducing the charge available for handsets.

Yes. Two USB-A ports sit side by side, each rated 5V 2.4A, and both can run together. Note that the 12W total output is shared between them, so two phones connected simultaneously each receive roughly 6W and take about twice as long as one phone alone. For a household charging a phone and a Bluetooth speaker overnight, that is irrelevant. For a quick pre-departure top-up, charge one device at a time.

It sits at the lower end of the honest market. Oraimo and Anker 20,000mAh packs in Nairobi typically run KSh 2,500 to KSh 3,200, and unbranded stall packs at KSh 900 to KSh 1,200 almost never hold their stated capacity. The Amaya APB-P228L splits that gap with a published 11,600mAh rated figure and a 6-month Mascom International warranty. Priced against usable capacity, KSh 1,700 works out to roughly 15 shillings per 100mAh of real reserve.

Yes to all three, provided you supply the right cable. The two outputs are USB-A, so a USB-A to Lightning cable serves iPhone 14 and earlier, USB-A to USB-C serves iPhone 15 onward and every current Android handset, and USB-A to Micro USB covers older accessories. An iPad Air draws the full 2.4 amps and gains roughly 50 percent charge. JBL and Oraimo speakers, wireless earbuds, Wi-Fi routers and Bluetooth trackers all charge normally.

Yes. At 74 watt-hours the pack sits below the 100Wh threshold airlines apply to lithium batteries, so Kenya Airways, Jambojet, Emirates and Qatar Airways all permit it. The rule is that it must travel in your cabin bag, never in checked luggage, and this applies at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, Moi International in Mombasa and Wilson Airport alike. Keep the printed 74Wh marking on the shell visible in case security asks to verify the rating.

Yes. The pack uses an NTC thermistor, a sensor that tracks cell temperature continuously and cuts input current if the battery warms beyond its safe window. The housing is moulded from fireproof material rather than standard ABS plastic. Protection circuits cover over-charge, over-discharge, over-current and short circuit conditions. Leave it on a hard surface rather than under a pillow or on a duvet, which is standard practice for any lithium pack.

The Amaya APB-P228L carries a 6-month Mascom International warranty on manufacturing defects under normal use. Claims are handled directly at our Nairobi CBD service desk without shipping the pack anywhere. Cells that fail to hold charge, ports that stop responding, and torch or indicator faults all fall within cover. Physical damage, water ingress and disassembly fall outside it.

Three ways to order:

Every Amaya APB-P228L comes with the 6-month Mascom warranty detailed above.

Mascom International has built its name on published specifications rather than headline numbers, current Kenyan pricing, and after-sales support handled face to face at our Kimathi Street counter.