Anyway, nafikiri tofauti ya kenya na Tanzania ni kwamba Kenya tuna uzoefu kwa mambo flani, mambo ya makampuni kama ya magari, bidhaa, nguo... hua tumetengeneza environment nzuri sana kwa biashara aina hizi, alafu tuko na sheria ambazo zinamlinda mwekezaji kama huyu...Hata rais akiamka leo na kuamua hamtaki mwekezaji flani hapa Kenya, , kama huyo mwanabiashara hataki kuondoka hakuna lolote ambalo rais anaweza fanya (Kihalali), akimfanyia lolote koti inaeza amua alipwe fidia nyingi zaidi ya alichoharibiwa.... mazoea haya yamefanya tuwe na wafanyikazi ambao wako tayari kupiga kazi kwani tayari tunazifahamu kazi aina hizo.. Kumbuka enzi zile kabla mchina auwe masoko yetu na bidhaa zake za bei rahisi, kenya ilikua na makampuni mengi sana yalioajiri wataalam wa hapa hapa.....kumbuka zile manyanga na mabasi ya kubeba abiria(matatu) hua zinatengezewa hapa hapa kenya, kwahivyo skilled labour tuko nayo...
Lakini ikija kwa aina zengine za biashara kama vile madini na malighafi, Kenya bado haina uzoefu, muekezajia akija kenya atazungushwa na kupata shida sana kwasababu hatujazoea uekezaji aina hio... Tofauti na tanzania ambako mmeshazoea...
Anyway assembly plants
Press Release - Daimler India Commercial Vehicles
Mombasa, Kenya / Kawasaki, Japan / Chennai, India – Daimler Trucks Asia and its Kenyan partners Simba Colt and AVA (Associated Vehicles Assemblers) have celebrated the start of CKD production of the all-new robust FUSO range at the AVA assembly plant in Mombasa, Kenya.
Mr. Marc Llistosella, President and CEO of MFTBC and Head of Daimler Trucks Asia: “This start of production in Kenya underlines our commitment to further developing the African market as part of our global growth strategy. It also marks another significant development of Daimler’s business on the continent just weeks after the grand opening of the Daimler’s regional center in Nairobi, which brings us closer to our commercial vehicle customers in East, Central and West Africa.”
Mr. Erich Nesselhauf, Managing Director and CEO, Daimler India Commercial Vehicles: “We have been successfully exporting completely built-up all-new robust FUSO vehicles from India for almost three years – and now we enter the next stage with the assembly of vehicles in Africa, for Africa.”
Tata Africa to assemble trucks in Kenya | Latest News & Updates at Daily News & Analysis
Tata Africa Holdings, a subsidiary of Tata International, is planning to set up a motor vehicle assembly unit in Kenya to enhance presence in the east side of the continent.
Tata Africa plans to assemble pick-ups and light commercial vehicles to compete against Chinese and other international manufacturers, the Business Daily newspaper said.
“At this point of time, we do not wish to comment on this,” a Tata Africa Holdings spokes-person told DNA Money.
Currently Tata Motors operates in Africa through Tata Motors (SA) (Proprietary), a joint venture with Tata Africa Holding (Pty) Ltd.
However, it is not clear whether the new assembly plant in Kenya will be a joint venture project between Tata Motors and Tata Africa
German Firm in Deal to Build Kenya Assembly Plant - Ministry of Industry, Trade and Cooperatives
A local company has partnered with a German heavy machinery maker in a Sh23 billion venture that will see the assembly of road construction and agricultural equipment done in the country.
Bico, which is registered in Kenya, has partnered with Liebherr to build an assembling plant in Nairobi starting end of the year.
Bico founder Andrew Malunga said the company has set a target to produce at least 30 units a month comprising of earth movers, water drilling machines and farm machinery such as tractors.
The investors have an eye on county governments as their main customers.
"As the counties grapple with the huge mandate of providing residents with good roads and agricultural machinery, there is the challenge of equipment and we expect that this venture will come in handy for the devolved units," he said, adding that assembling the equipment locally will help reduce their prices.
"Marketing of the farm inputs locally will, for instance, save taxpayers from excessive taxation, and the spare parts for the machines will also be readily available," he said.
Transform country
He added that they have acquired five acres of land in Nairobi where the assembly plant will be situated, while a showroom will be built in Malindi.
"The infrastructure developments that have been initiated by the government will transform this country and proper equipment for construction are required. We believe that we have come in at the right time to provide these equipment," said Mr Malunga.
While a loader imported from Germany costs over Sh20 million, the ones that will be assembled in the country will cost about Sh13 million, said managing director Shadrack Mwangolo.
Mr Malunga said the company will set up stations in each county and employ machinery operators to enable the devolved units lease the equipment, creating at least 5,000 jobs across the country.