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Our Guarantee to You: Logistics in Precious Stones, Minerals and Metals
The recent spike in attacks against gemstone dealers in Kenya's Coastal region officially has law enforcement personnel worried. The last attack, in which a gemstone dealer was hospitalized after a run in with ‘sophisticated ngeta men’, read armed attackers, is...
Pursuing Excellence: The Logistics Industry and Air Travel
Kenya Airways, one of our country's air travel pioneers AKA the national carrier has announced the expansion of their fleet with the acquisition of a brand new aircraft, the Boeing 777-300ER. Built to accommodate up to 400 passengers and about 20 metric tons of cargo,...
Military Logistics and KDF Soldiers’ Watery Spoils of War
When I first heard the accusations that the KDF were involved in looting during the tragic Westgate siege, I was stunned. Like the rest of Kenya, I firmly believed that people tasked with protecting innocent citizens would not have been using that time to line their...
Forget the ‘Migingo Drama’, Meet our New Best Friend: Uganda
With construction on the standard gauge railway linking Kenya to Uganda and Rwanda set to begin in November 2013, Kenya can be said to be moving in the right direction as far as developments in the logistics sector are concerned. Kenya's commitment to going forward...
A Beginner’s Guide to Investing in Kenyan Logistics: ‘Mwakenya’ Edition
As KCSE Candidates began their exams today, I remembered the trusted mwakenya that saw the 'lucky' few excel in their exams. Kenyans born in a certain range of years will recall the glorious days of what was known as “Mwakenyas”, or “cheat sheets” for our foreign...
What Does Not Grow, Declines: Logistics in the EAC
Nakumatt and Uchumi can school supply chain firms in Kenya looking to conquer the EA region. With improved and increased communications structures and trade relationships turning the world into the clichéd “global village”, industries are left with two choices: adapt...
Healing the Healers: The Kenyan Medical Industry and Logistics
While some may think of logistics only as an industry in and of itself, the concept of logistics is also a key function that supports several essential sectors, key of them being the medical arena. Supply chain management can be broken down into core operations:...
“Naomba Serikali”: Ask Not What Kenya Can Do For You
I know it's day three of Eid but I still want to wish you all a very happy one! "Eid means 'a recurring festivity' and this being the Eid Al Adha, the second Eid of the year (first one is Eid Al-Fitr which follows the Holy month of Ramadhan) it is evident that the...
Will Awkward Small-Talk Save the Logistics Industry?
Urban centers such as Nairobi are famous for the determination of their residents to mind their own business. From the passersby intent on minding their own business as someone receives a dose of ‘ngeta’, to you who lingers at their door “tying your laces” as you wait...