Boda riders, Bolt and Uber drivers, market traders running Lipa na M-Pesa tills, nurses working double shifts at Aga Khan and Kenyatta National Hospital, and sales reps covering the Nairobi-Thika corridor all share one problem: a phone that dies by 4:00 PM. Ride-hailing drivers burn through battery on navigation for eight hours straight. Traders cannot accept an M-Pesa payment on a dead handset. The Amaya APB-F131 answers that with roughly two full phone charges and a cord already attached, which matters most on the afternoon you reach Ronald Ngala Street and realise your cable is still at home.

Unlike the unmarked packs sold from street stalls along River Road, the Amaya APB-F131 comes from a manufacturer with a published product catalogue and a traceable model number, and Mascom International backs it with a written 6-month warranty. Users consistently report that the attached cord becomes the feature they rely on daily. At Mascom International, we're seeing 10000mAh units outsell 20000mAh models because most buyers want something that fits a pocket rather than a bag. Walk into our Kimathi Street shop Monday to Saturday, 9:00 AM to 7:00 PM, to handle the Amaya APB-F131 before you decide.

Roughly two full charges for a typical modern smartphone. The 10000mAh cell holds about 37Wh, but conversion losses mean usable output sits lower than the printed figure, which is normal for every power bank on the market. A 5000mAh handset like a Samsung Galaxy A17 gets close to two refills. A 4000mAh iPhone gets slightly more. Heavy users streaming video over Safaricom 4G should plan on one full charge plus a solid top-up.

The retractable cord terminates in a USB-C connector, covering almost every Android phone sold in Kenya today plus iPhone 15 and newer. Older iPhones with a Lightning port need a separate cable through the USB output port. The cord stretches out to reach a phone in your hand and springs back into its channel afterwards. 

22.5W sits in Qualcomm Quick Charge and USB Power Delivery territory, enough to take a mid-range Android phone from empty to about 50 percent in roughly 30 minutes. Your handset must support one of those protocols to reach the full rate, otherwise it falls back to standard 5V charging near 10W. Samsung, Xiaomi, Tecno, and Infinix mid-range phones sold in Kenya generally accept 18W to 33W input.

Plan on three to four hours from a 20W or higher wall charger through the USB-C input. A basic 5W phone charger stretches that beyond eight hours, so reach for a fast adapter if you own one. The digital readout counts upward as it fills, removing the guesswork of four-dot indicator strips. With Kenya Power outages still common upcountry, an overnight top-up habit is worth building.

At KSh 2,500 it sits below the KSh 2,600 to KSh 3,500 range quoted by Jumia, Kilimall, and other Kenyan retailers for the same model. Anker and UGREEN 10000mAh units with comparable output start around KSh 3,500 and climb past KSh 6,000. You give up the longer brand track record. You gain the retractable cord, a percentage readout, and a warranty you can claim face to face on Kimathi Street.

Buy it if you carry one phone and want a pocket unit that covers a single working day: students, riders, traders, nurses on shift, and sales reps moving between Westlands and Industrial Area. Choose a 20000mAh model instead if you also charge a tablet, run two handsets, or work where mains electricity stays off for days. Mascom International stocks both capacities and our staff explain the difference in store.

Yes. At 10000mAh, roughly 37 watt-hours, it sits well under the 100Wh limit airlines apply to lithium batteries, so Kenya Airways, Jambojet, and international carriers accept it in hand luggage. Never pack any power bank in checked baggage, a rule enforced at Jomo Kenyatta International and every other airport. Keep it in your carry-on where cabin crew can reach it. No airline paperwork is needed at this capacity.

It carries multi-protection circuitry covering overcharge, over-discharge, overheating, short circuit, and over-current conditions. That means output cuts off when something goes wrong instead of pushing current into a fault. Your phone also runs its own charging protection independently. The practical risk with cheap batteries is rarely your handset; it is the pack itself swelling or failing early, which is why a traceable model from a store you can return to matters.

Unmarked packs frequently print 10000mAh on the shell while holding half that, because nobody audits the claim. Amaya publishes a catalogue with model numbers, so the APB-F131 can be checked against a manufacturer listing. Mascom International adds a 6-month written warranty and a fixed address on Kimathi Street. If a street-stall unit fails within three weeks, you have nowhere to take it. That gap costs a few hundred shillings upfront.

Three ways to order:

Every unit comes with the 6-month Mascom warranty stated above.

Buyers across Kenya rely on Mascom International for accurate specifications, current Kenyan pricing, and after-sales support handled by people you can find at a fixed address in the middle of town.