TOP Rated Cleaning Services To Start as Cleaning Company (ies) in NAIROBI

  1. Office cleaning

Many businesses are interested in getting a commercial cleaning service to clean their common areas, cubicles, restrooms, kitchens, and reception areas. Tasks include mopping, dusting, polishing, and waste removal.

You can start a commercial cleaning company or offer this as one of many services. Just be aware that your clients might prefer you to work overnight, when they’re closed for business.

You can make KSH.50,000 cleaning offices monthly. If you clean one office per day and work four-hour shifts, five days a week, you can make around KSH. 1,000,000 a year.

  1. Commercial kitchen cleaning

Regular cleaning helps keep commercial kitchens up to code and free of grease, vermin, and other hazards. You can work with hotels, restaurants, convention centers, and other facilities to provide this type of cleaning.

Commercial kitchen cleaning involves tasks like sanitizing surfaces, washing floors, and removing buildup from fryers, grills, vent hoods, and exhaust fans.

You can charge Ksh.5,000 a day for commercial kitchen cleaning. If to clean a kitchen, and you can clean five kitchens in a week, you’ll make KSH.200,000 a year.

Commercial kitchen cleaning often generates strong revenue because restaurants need frequent service and compliance-level sanitation. Your profit margins depend on managing higher labor costs, cleaning supplies, and after-hours scheduling.

  1. Restroom cleaning

Cleaning restrooms may be part of office and home cleaning, but it’s also a standalone commercial cleaning service that’s in high demand.

Stadiums, schools, one-off events, and open public spaces can all benefit from bathroom cleaning. It involves cleaning toilets, urinals, sinks, mirrors, floors, and countertops—often multiple times a day.

If you charge KSH.1000 a day cleaning bathrooms in a large commercial facility like a shopping mall, you can make upwards of KSH. 365,000 a year.

Commercial restroom cleaning typically produces steady, predictable profit because it supports recurring janitorial contracts. You don’t need specialized equipment, and you can complete jobs quickly on your own.

  1. Janitorial cleaning

Janitorial services cover ongoing cleaning and maintenance for large facilities like schools, malls, and large retail or office spaces.

Your list of janitorial services could include mopping, sweeping, and taking out the trash, as well as general building maintenance tasks like changing light bulbs, fixing broken doors, and removing carpet stains.

You can charge KSH.40 per square foot for janitorial cleaning. If you only clean spaces at least 10,000 square feet in size, and complete five jobs each week, you’ll make KSH.2,500,000 a year.

Managing overlapping schedules, crew assignments, and recurring visits gets complex fast. Jobber’s scheduling and dispatching features let you assign jobs, optimize routes, and send automated reminders to your team.

  1. School cleaning

We already mentioned that janitorial cleaning includes schools, but you can focus specifically on cleaning private and public schools, universities, and other educational institutions.

This service includes tasks like wiping desks and tables, dusting computers, washing whiteboards, cleaning bathrooms, and vacuuming, mopping, and polishing floors.

Say you spend four hours a day cleaning a school building, five days a week. If you charge KSH. 50,000 a MONTH, you can make KSH.600,000 a year. The more you work, the more money you’ll make.

  1. Medical cleaning

Clinics and hospitals have high standards for cleanliness, so medical cleaning is highly specialized. Tasks usually focus not only on regular cleaning, but also on sanitization and disinfection.

You’ll need to use the right cleaning supplies and equipment for these types of commercial cleaning services. You might even want OSHA certification before you offer this type of cleaning service.

You might charge KSH.200,000/month for medical office cleaning. If you spend four hours a day cleaning medical facilities, five days a week, you’ll earn KSH.2,400,000 a year.

Medical cleaning can earn higher rates due to strict sanitation standards and regulatory compliance. But to earn these jobs, you’ll need to invest in certain training requirements, specialized disinfectants, and quality control processes.

  1. Sports cleaning

Fitness facilities are home to germs, sweat, dirt, and all kinds of other messes. As a sports cleaning company, you could offer sanitization services for countertops, floors, equipment, and all other surfaces.

It’s a good idea to provide daily cleaning for sports facilities to keep everything in top condition. Some clients may even want you on-site to clean equipment after every use.

If you charge KSH.50,000 a MONTH for sports cleaning, and you clean for eight hours a day, five days a week, you can earn over KSH.600,000 a year.

It can be profitable to clean gyms, arenas, and locker rooms because of their recurring contracts and large square footage. Your margins will depend on staffing efficiency because these spaces often need larger crews and late-night schedules.

Situational and event-based cleaning services

Situational and event-based cleaning services are one-time or occasional jobs that are needed during property transitions, construction projects, or large events. These services can include:

  1. Construction cleaning

Brand-new homes and offices, or spaces that have just been renovated, can be full of harmful dirt and dust. Construction cleanup makes these spaces safe for your clients to use.

You can offer post-construction cleaning services like vacuuming, dusting, wiping surfaces, cleaning windows, and removing any remaining debris.

If you charge KSH, 70,000 and clean new builds for six hours a day, five days a week, you can make KSH.840,000 a year just by providing construction cleaning services.

  1. Move-in/move-out cleaning

Whether your client is moving into a home or out of an office, they may want the space deep-cleaned. This creates a clean slate for whoever is about to use it.

Move-in and move-out cleaning typically involves the same tasks, like dusting baseboards, wiping cabinets, dusting light fixtures, spot-cleaning walls, and removing carpet stains.

If you charge KSH.10,000/shift, work eight hours a day, and clean houses five days a week, you’ll make KSH.2,680,000 a year.

Move-in/move-out cleaning produces high per-job revenue, but your income is less predictable because these are one-time visits. Profitability depends on working efficiently and building partnerships with realtors and property managers who can provide regular work.

  1. Airbnb cleaning

Every Airbnb needs to be cleaned after guests have stayed there, whether it’s for a night or several weeks. You can provide this type of cleaning service to Airbnb owners whenever they need it.

Airbnb cleaning will include tasks like cleaning bathrooms, washing towels and bed sheets, vacuuming carpets, sweeping/mopping floors, wiping down surfaces, and taking out the trash.

Let’s say you charge KSH. 500/hour and spend four hours a day cleaning Airbnbs, five days a week. You can easily make more than KSH.600.000 a year, especially if you offer add-ons like green cleaning or carpet cleaning.

  1. Foreclosure cleaning

After the bank forecloses on a home, the space may not be clean enough to resell right away. Foreclosure cleaning is a great service to offer if you also do move-in/move-out cleaning.

A foreclosed home can often be in bad shape, with lots of damage or items to remove. You’ll need to provide deep cleaning services to get the home ready to sell.

If you charge KSH.1000/hour and work eight hours a day, five days a week, you can make more than KSH.1,430,000 a year. You can make even more for homes that need carpet cleaning or junk removal services, too.

Foreclosure cleaning can earn high revenue per job due to the need for heavy cleaning and debris removal in a short amount of time. But profit varies widely depending on disposal costs, the amount of labor required, and how many of these jobs you can find.

  1. Event cleanup

You can work with venues—or even individual clients who like to entertain at home—by cleaning up after weddings, parties, reunions, and other events.

This involves picking up and disposing of trash, washing dishes, wiping surfaces, cleaning floors, and generally making sure the space looks the same as it did before the event.

Say you charge a flat rate of KSH.100,000 for event cleanup. If you clean up after two events every weekend, you can earn at least KSH.2,400,000 a year.

Niche and specialty cleaning services

Niche and specialty cleaning services require specific equipment and training to clean specialized environments or handle hazardous cleaning situations. These services can include:

  1. Junk removal

Homes and businesses can become full of clutter, or clients might just want to get rid of large items that aren’t useful anymore. With junk removal cleaning, you’ll remove these items and transport them to the dump.

You can offer junk removal as part of other services, like foreclosure and hoarder cleaning, or start a junk removal business to focus on this specific type of cleaning service.

Say you charge KSH.50,000 per truckload (360–480 cubic feet). If you can empty two truckloads a week, you’ll earn KSH.4,800,000 a year for your junk removal services.

  1. Vehicle cleaning and detailing

Many people spend hours in their car each week—and some are tidier than others. Vehicle detailing is a great service to offer, especially if you can bring mobile services to your clients.

If you start a car detailing business, you’ll perform tasks like vacuuming, wiping surfaces, removing stains, and even repairing glass chips to keep clients’ vehicles looking brand-new.

You can generally charge KSH.300 for full vehicle detailing. If you clean fifty vehicles every day, five days a week, you’ll earn KSH.4,800,000 a year.

Vehicle cleaning has good margins because equipment costs are relatively low, and you can clean solo. Growth depends on high job volume or upselling service packages. Your expenses will also be lower if you offer mobile detailing rather than having a commercial building.

Residential cleaning services

Residential cleaning services focus on cleaning and maintaining homes, apartments, and other living spaces for homeowners, renters, and property managers.

Here are several types of residential services you can offer:

  1. General cleaning

Starting a cleaning business means completing general cleaning jobs for clients. Your cleaning company services list can include areas like the kitchen, living room, bathrooms, and bedrooms.

Items on your house cleaning checklist can include mopping, vacuuming, dusting, polishing, and sweeping. You can also specify the surfaces you clean, like walls, countertops, and appliances.

On average, you can make over KSH.3,000,000 per year as a residential cleaning business owner. That amount can be even higher when you hire cleaners and add more services.

Your overhead expenses are fairly low for general cleaning services. Typical costs include basic cleaning supplies and equipment, transportation, insurance, and marketing.

As you hire cleaning employees, your overhead will increase to include labor, payroll taxes, training, and cleaning software. But you’ll also be able to take on more clients and jobs, which can increase your total revenue and profits.

  1. Deep cleaning

Deep cleaning is more comprehensive than a basic clean. It includes hand-washing cabinets, vacuuming upholstery, polishing wood, and cleaning the oven, ceiling fan blades, baseboards, and more.

Recommend a deep clean to a client who hasn’t had their home professionally cleaned in a while. It’s also a good idea to do a deep clean for every new client so you’re starting regular service with a fresh, clean home.

Deep cleaning can be very profitable at a rate of KSH.3,800,000 a year—and still have time to take on more work.

  1. Spring cleaning

Spring cleaning is a lot like deep cleaning, but it’s often seen as a one-off seasonal service that takes place when the weather starts to warm up.

In addition to the usual detailed cleaning, you and your team of residential cleaners can help clients air out their homes and remove any junk that may be sitting around.

Spring cleaning is priced similarly to deep cleaning.

  1. Laundry services

If you notice a client has a pile of dirty laundry whenever you clean their home, they might be interested in laundry service as part of their regular cleaning.

This service involves washing, drying, folding, and even putting away clothes while cleaning the homeowner’s house. This is a superb addition to your list of house cleaning services—and some clients may hire you just for this service.

If you charge KSH.5,000 per load of laundry and run four loads a day, five days a week, you can make more than KSH.2,500,000 a year.

  1. Dry cleaning services

Depending on the type of cleaning business you have—like a carpet cleaning or upholstery restoration service—you might be able to offer dry cleaning for certain clothing and home items.

Or, if you want to offer this service to your residential clients but don’t have the equipment, you can simply include dry cleaning drop-off and pick-up as part of their regular laundry service.

Cost can vary depending on the item.

  1. Green cleaning

Green cleaning uses eco-friendly cleaning practices that are safe for the environment. This is a service on its own, but also a way to differentiate yourself from the competition.

This type of cleaning usually requires using non-toxic cleaning solutions, organic cotton cleaning cloths, and as little water as possible during your cleaning visits.

  1. Sanitization and disinfection

Sanitization is similar to deep cleaning, but the focus is on preventing diseases from spreading. You’ll use specific cleaning products and techniques to make sure the space is free of germs and bacteria.

To offer this service, you may need to get certified in biohazard cleanup, pathogen decontamination, and environmental health and safety.

This higher cleaning rate is because of your certifications and expertise. You may also need specialized equipment to sanitize properly, depending on the client.

  1. Ceiling and wall cleaning

With this type of cleaning service, you’ll remove dirt, oil, cigarette smoke, fingerprints, and other grime from walls and ceilings.

Ceiling and wall cleaning can be part of a general house cleaning or office cleaning service. It can also be a specialty service for spaces that need serious work.

  1. Blind cleaning

You can clean your clients’ aluminum, wooden, PVC Venetian, and shade blinds to keep them free of dirt and dust. If you work outside, you can also clean their shutters.

Cleaning blinds can often involve getting up on a ladder to thoroughly wipe down each surface. You should be comfortable with heights if you plan to offer this type of cleaning service.

  1. Curtain cleaning

Curtain cleaning makes your clients’ curtains look fresh and new again. This is important because window coverings can accumulate dust and dirt over time.

The most convenient way to clean clients’ curtains is through on-site dry cleaning. Depending on the curtains, you may be able to clean them without taking them down and rehanging them after.

This higher rate is because of your expertise and ability to clean different fabrics. You may need specialized cleaning equipment for certain materials, and demand may not be as high as with different cleaning services.

  1. Carpet cleaning

Rugs and carpets can get incredibly dirty, especially if clients and their guests wear shoes indoors. Regular cleaning every 6–12 months can keep carpets in good condition.

Typical carpet cleaning services include steam cleaning, carpet repairs, and stain and odor removal. You can offer it as an add-on or start a carpet cleaning business to focus on this type of service.

Cleaning a 5×8 rug costs about KSH.1,500, with some rug types and sizes being far more expensive. If you clean one rug a day, five days a week, you could earn over KSH.450,000 a year. The more rugs you clean (and the bigger they are), the more you’ll make.

  1. Floor cleaning

Hardwood, tile, stone, and other surfaces need thorough cleaning every 6–12 months to keep them looking their best. This can be included in standard deep cleaning services or offered as a separate service.

You can offer floor sweeping and mopping, hardwood polishing, tile grout cleaning, floor waxing, and even cement sealing to maintain your clients’ floors.

Pricing depends on the type of flooring and how you’re treating it, but it’s usually KSH.40 per square foot. If you clean five 1,000-square-foot homes weekly, you can make anywhere from KSH.1,200,000 to 2,000,000 a year.

This is a wide range, and your salary depends on the size of homes you’re cleaning, as well as the flooring type and what type of cleaning they need (e.g., buffing, waxing). You’ll need specialized equipment, which will create overhead costs that cut into your profits.

  1. Upholstery cleaning

This is another specialty service that involves cleaning furniture like sofas and armchairs, typically those made from materials like cotton, polyester, leather, silk, and wool.

It’s especially convenient if you can offer this service in your clients’ homes. That way, they don’t have to worry about transporting their furniture to another location—or not being able to use it for a while.

  1. Furniture cleaning

Like upholstery cleaning, furniture cleaning involves maintaining your clients’ furniture. The difference is that you need to know how to clean and maintain additional materials like wood.

You’ll need to vacuum, spot-clean, polish, wax, and remove stains from furniture. Before you start offering this service, make sure you can clean all types of furniture, including antiques, without damaging them.

You can charge around KSH.500 per seater for furniture cleaning. If you work just 10 seaters a day, five days a week, you can make KSH.1,600,000 a year.

However, you likely aren’t cleaning furniture at the client’s home. You’ll need to transport it to your office, use specialized equipment and supplies to clean it, and transport it back. Your vehicle, commercial space, and equipment are all overhead expenses that cut into your profits.

  1. Home organization

Your clients have busy lives, making it hard to keep their homes organized. One-off home reorganization can help. You can even offer room-by-room organization as a more affordable option.

Offer to organize clients’ kitchen cupboards, closets, bedrooms, living rooms, offices, and other spaces that collect lots of items. It takes time and effort, but it can be very profitable.

You can charge anywhere from KSH.5,000 to KSH.15,000 per day as an organizer, depending on your experience level. If you work eight hours a day, five days a week, you could make KSH.2,000,000 a year.

Keep in mind that these are often larger, one-time jobs. Clients won’t want to wait weeks for you to organize their homes, so you’ll need a team of organizers to help you complete the work quickly, adding to your expenses.

  1. Window cleaning

If you start a window cleaning company, your core business is cleaning interior and exterior windows for clients. This will involve climbing ladders, so you should be comfortable with heights.

You can also offer window cleaning as an add-on service for extra revenue during slower periods. Just make sure you have the cleaning supplies needed to do a quality job, like effective cleaning chemicals, microfiber cloths, and an extension pole.

Window cleaners can earn KSH.3,000,000 per year. As you complete more jobs and gain more experience, you can start to charge more for your window cleaning services.

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