Elite Designs Kenya Wins Top Digitally Fit Web Design Firm of the Year

It's official: Elite Designs Kenya was named Top Digitally Fit Web Design Firm of the Year at the Digitally Fit Awards Kenya Edition 2026, held at the Grand Argyle Hotel in Nairobi. Our co-founder David Esabwa was separately recognised in the Top CEOs Leading Upcoming Digitally Fit IT Firms category, presented by KEOnline & Oracom Group.

A Night to Remember at the Grand Argyle Hotel

The Digitally Fit Awards recognise businesses and individuals making a genuine impact online — through their website, social presence, and overall digital footprint. Standing on that stage with the trophy in hand was the culmination of years spent obsessing over the details that most agencies skip: fast load times, mobile-first layouts, clean checkout flows, and websites that actually convert visitors into customers for our clients across Kenya.

As David's own site, davidesabwa.com, put it in covering the win:

"Recognized for visionary leadership in engineering high-performing web platforms, scalable eCommerce infrastructures, and digital growth systems that empower businesses across Kenya and East Africa."

Behind the Win: The Team Building Elite Designs Kenya

Awards like this are never a solo effort. Elite Designs Kenya was co-founded by David Esabwa and Gregory Shikutwa, alongside Samuel Kidemi, our web designer and graphic artist who also runs his own web design agency, Xclusive Tech, which has delivered over 120 live websites to businesses across Kenya since 2020. That's the kind of range on our team — multiple studios, one shared standard for what a website should be able to do for a business.

What This Means for Our Clients

This recognition doesn't change how we work — it validates it. Every business we've built a website for, from law firms to logistics companies to healthcare providers, has been part of the body of work that earned this award. If you're considering a new website or a rebuild, you're now working with a team that's been independently recognised as the top web design firm in this category in Kenya.

See the Award for Yourself

• View our official award profile on Digitally Fit Awards.
• See David's individual CEO award category.
• Read more on David's personal site, davidesabwa.com.
• Check out Samuel Kidemi's other studio, Xclusive Tech.

Want to work with an award-winning team on your next website? Get in touch with Elite Designs Kenya — we'd love to hear about your project.