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AN MRM MAGAZINE JULY - DECEMBER 2017

Flight ModeBy Paras Chandaria

Winning Entry in the MRMEye in the Wild Photography

Competition

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3MRM Magazine July - December 2017

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Editor: David G. Kimathi

Sub Editors: Angela Masha

Simon Maina

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Contents

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MRM Magazine July - December 2017

Message from the CEO ....................................................................4

We recently opened our new Nyeri depot.

MRM Coils Introduces Colorplus Metallic ..........................................9

This is a first for the region and MRM Coils is

once again very proud to lead the way in

availing world class steel to the region’s

built environment

Standing Seam comes to town ........................................................10The Crystal River’s Mall & Gated Community

(CRMGC) is a Kes. 3.5 billion project on a 25 acre

water-front development.

MRM More than Mabati ...................................................................15

MRM Sponsors AAK ........................................................................16

The program for the conference was well

laid out with several topics pertinent to today’s

construction industry queued up for

presentation and discussion

Community Clean up at Kariobangi North ........................................21

Netiquettte Essentials ....................................................................39

New Sta� ......................................................................................47

inspiration quotes ..........................................................................48

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4 MRM Magazine July - December 2017

Welcome to our last Edition of Fanaka for 2017.

We are releasing this Edition in honour of a man who has made an immense contribution to the growth of MRM as well as other associated Companies across the Safal Group over the past 50 years. Mr Sunil Chandaria, who passed away recently,

was a founding Director of MRM who started his involvement in the Chandaria Family businesses back in the 1950’s. Over the years, he has been very active and has contributed greatly to the growth of both MRM as a Director and various other businesses in Tanzania and Kenya. On behalf of the MRM Family, we express our sincere appreciation for his 50 years of commitment and the tremendous part he played in the success of this great Company.

We are coming to the end of yet another year and of course it is a good time to reflect. There is no doubt the operating environment in 2017 has been very challenging from many angles. Despite the environment, I am very pleased that the MRM team has been able to maintain focus, maintain our strategic direction and overall continued to develop the business as we head in to what everyone hopes will be a much more buoyant 2018. Despite the challenges, our Customers and Partners ‘stuck with us’ and for that we say a big ‘Asante Sana’.

MRM achieved Gold recognition status in September for exceeding 1,000,000MT of Zincal production at the Interzac Awards in Canada and we celebrated 1 Million hours Lost Time Injury Free in our Coil Business Unit. The Colour Coating Line was inaugurated and is running well, we recently opened our new Nyeri Depot and are undertaking our first Newlok project in Kenya. These are fantastic milestones that can only be achieved through the dedication of a focussed and committed team.

Our Projects growth journey continued with the completion of some truly spectacular projects featured in this Fanaka. Successful completion of these complex projects demonstrates that our Building Solutions journey is now in full swing!

I wish to recognise and thank the entire MRM Family for your dedication, commitment and focus. A business is only as good as its people and we have some fantastic people. I wish to thank our Directors and all our Stakeholders and partners for their support and of course extend my best wishes to everyone for the upcoming Holiday season and a very bright 2018.

Note From the CEO

Andrew HeycottChief Executive O icer - MRM

The Colour Coating Line was inaugurated, is running well and we recently opened our new Nyeri Depot and are undertaking our first Newlok project in Kenya.

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Sunil was known by many titles; he was a Director, colleague, mentor and friend.

He was born in Kenya, educated in India and the UK. He studied Mechanical Engineering at Loughboroug h College (now University) in the UK. He started his career in the Chandaria Family business in the late 1950s initially in Kenya. In the early 1960s he moved to Tanzania to help in the setting up of Aluminium Africa’s (now Safal’s Alaf Limited) rolling mill project. The early 1960s was a period

of rapid growth in Tanzania and Mr Sunil was deeply involved in the technical and engineering aspects of the projects. In the late 1960s, he moved to India for a brief period before relocating to Nigeria in the early 1970s where his technical expertise helped to turn around ailing businesses that had recently been acquired allowing the Group in Nigeria to embark on a successful growth expansion programme. He later returned to Kenya and was appointed as a Director of Mabati Ltd., now Mabati Rolling Mills Ltd. on 22nd June 1984.

He served as a Director on several Safal Group and Comcra¥ Group Company Boards for many years among others. He was a Trustee of Chandaria Foundation helping the Board of Trustees to carry out its various philanthropic activities. He remained a valuable Trustee for the Kenya Deaf Society for very many years.

Mr Sunil contributed extensively to companies such as Mabati Ltd, Insteel Ltd, Kaluworks Ltd, Booth Extrusions Ltd and others. He was involved in the planning and implementation of various new projects. Mabati Rolling Mills Limited’s first rolling mill project in Mariakani was one of his great

joys and he was immensely proud of the company’s progress and growth with future expansions of new Metal Coating as well as a Colour Coating Line in Athi River in the 1980s, a second Cold Rolling Mill in 2009 and the most recent Colour Coating Line in Mariakani. He took an active interest in all the group activities across Kenya and East Africa, making routine visits and quietly advising on technical matters. He was extremely keen to see progress across the group, and would o¥ en walk the shop floor to observe various operations first-hand. He o¥ en would find solutions that were outside of the box and he was able to guide and give advice to the management and workers drawing upon his vast experience over the years. He would always say that “no problem is unsolvable as long as you apply common-sense”. He was well read, and found time read all manner of technical journals and publications to keep abreast of new technologies and innovations. YouTube and the Internet allowed him to explore solutions that others had overcome.

Arguably, his greatest contribution to the Group began in the early 1980s. He committed himself to integrating technology across multiple divisions and departments to aid in processes such as Accounting, Production Planning, Inventory Control,

Life and Times ofSunil M. Chandaria(1932 – 2017)

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and Management Information Systems. Furthermore, he was influential in conceptualising and incrementally improving processes that are common in manufacturing today but was occasionally unorthodox at the time. He always

believed in being up to date and being innovative in Information Technology.

Mr Sunil’s door was always open to anyone who wanted help, whether it was advice on a problem, technical

guidance or purely to be a sounding

board. He would patiently listen

to everyone before providing them

with suggestions or solutions. He

encouraged everyone to do their best.

He treated everyone with utmost

respect from the factory worker to the

CEO of the company, and was never

ever rude to anyone.

He was best known for his quiet

nature and pleasant personality,

welcoming and helpful approach and

a no fuss manner. His contribution

to the Group on production and

technical matters is immeasurable

and he will forever be remembered.

Hirji Shah

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it distributors, Institutions, contractors

or individual home owners.

The idea started in early 2017 when

MRM made the decision to improve

our current geographical footprint

and also strengthen our “hub and

spoke” model. The idea being that,

if we are in key strategic locations

with readily available stock, we can

serve the market faster. Given its

proximity to both Nairobi and Thika

As the Kenya Roofing market

becomes more and more

competitive, there is

increased pressure not only on price

but on the value proposition o© ered

by manufacturers and suppliers alike.

As part of MRM’s continued focus

on meeting our customers’ needs,

we are delighted to announce the

opening of our new depot in Nyeri.

MRM Nyeri branch, located along

the Nyeri – Nyahururu Road, is a key

strategic decision with the aim of

bringing our products closer to as

many of our customers as possible, be

Welcome to Nyeri

Service Centres, the decision was

made to stock a range of finished

goods including key brands such as

Dumuzas, DumuRangi, and Orientile,

instead of deploying Roll Formers.

The doors fully opened for business in

October 2017 and I am proud to say

that we have already start servicing

customers’ requirements through the

branch. Over the coming months, we

hope to see the branch grow as more

of our key distributors started utilizing

its location. As we look ahead to

2018, we look forward to expanding

on this model with new branches in

other key locations for MRM’s future

growth. Jaimal Shah

O� icial Opening of the Nyeri Depot

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Nirali Chandaria has launched a Reading Reward Program at Starehe Girls’ Centre and

Precious Blood Secondary School, Riruta. Both schools typically admit students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds. This program aims to encourage the young girls to read more books in order to develop a reading culture among the students that last them a lifetime.

There are three levels in the program: Bronze, Silver and Gold and in all the three levels, the students are required to read a myriad of di© erent genres of books.

Nirali has designed this program to enable students to explore their own unique interests through the flexible guidelines. Through this, the students are provided with an opportunity to learn about subjects which they may not be exposed to

in their school curriculum, such as Psychology, Philosophy and Politics, as well as learn more about their hobbies outside school, such as Music and Art, in order to fuel those passions. The intended result of this program is a love for reading among the students and for them to cultivate new interests.

Over one hundred students were awarded Bronze Certificates in the two schools. At the ceremony, Nirali inspired the girls by talking about her love for reading from a young age and talked about the plethora of genres she reads, including Classics, History, Psychology and Autobiographies. In addition, she invited guest speakers; Evelyn Mungai (Founder of the Evelyn College of Design, Author and women’s rights activist) and Elizabeth Njoroge (Director, Art of Music Foundation, Founder of the Ghetto Classics Program, leader of

the National Youth Orchestra and Safaricom Orchestra). At the Starehe Girls ceremony, Elizabeth Njoroge encouraged the students to follow their passion through reading and shared her story about how she follows her dreams through music.

During the ceremony at Precious Blood Riruta, Evelyn Mungai spoke about her journey to success and how this enabled her to ‘break the glass ceiling’ that used to restrict her and other women during her childhood.

Rewarding the Art of Reading

Students of Starehe Girls Centre with Nirali Chandaria

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In October 2017, MRM Coils

successfully trialled a new metallic

product on the new Colour Coating

Line. This is a high performance

product in a PVDF paint system

that o© ers a similar appearance to

your ‘car’ metallic paint, o© ering an

She described how reading helps break the metaphorical ‘glass ceiling’ to open skies.

In addition to this, Nirali is currently compiling a book starring exceptional Kenyans and their literature preferences. In this book, she demonstrates how their reading culture contributes to success in their lives. Once the book is complete, she will be distributing copies to various schools in Kenya to inspire students to read more.

MRM Coils Introduces Colorplus Metallic

alternative to Aluminium at much

lower cost. The product is envisaged

for high-end Commercial Projects

facades as well as other projects that

are looking for that extra finesse in

design and finish. It’s expected to be

o© ered in three colours; Shimmer

Grey, Silver, and Typhoon across East

Africa from 2018.

This great addition to our ColorPlus

brand, coming a¥ er ColorPlus

Textured launched a few years back,

cements our vision to continue

o© ering world class products to built

industry professionals in the region.

It is intended that the upcoming

Mariakani Administration Building

façade will use this product, providing

a great opportunity to showcase it on

a real project and confirm our belief

its longevity and quality.

This is a first for the region and MRM

Coils is once again very proud to lead

the way in availing world class steel to

the region’s built environment.

David Kimathi

Nirali Chandaria with students from Precious Blood Riruta

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STANDING SEAM COMES TO TOWN – NEWLOK AT THE CRYSTAL RIVERS MALL!

The Crystal River’s Mall & Gated

Community (CRMGC) is a Kes.

3.5 billion project on a 25 acre

water-front development of 20,000

Square Meters of lettable space on

the Mombasa-Nairobi highway.

For this very bold project, their

architects – Mutiso Menezes

International of Kenya & Paragon

Architects of South Africa – sought

a roof cover that would reflect the

image, presence and functionality of

this edifice. Mabati Rolling Mills Ltd

did not disappoint. This was standing

seam territory! In Newlok, MRM

signalled its intent to redefine class,

safety and performance in Kenya’s

mall space and introduce a dynamic

that would keep them a step ahead of

a rapidly adapting competition.

A¥ er a huge logistical challenge to get

the Newlok Profiler from uganda to

the site in Kenya, the first Newlok roof

locally is about to be installed and this

will go a long away in cementing MRM

and Safal Group position as the most

innovative and the prefered roofing

solutions provider for discerning

professionals.

Work on the site is currently ongoing

and the entire team remains

confident that this shall be concluded

without hitch – it is, a¥ er all, just one

more in a long line of challenging

bullets that MRM & the Safal group

have continued to bite. The stu© that

puts gloss on our status as Africa’s

largest roofing company. VIVA MRM,

VIVA SAFAL, VIVA NEWLOK!!!

Steve Kiruhi

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Safal Group Companies Highly Awarded at Interzac Conference in Canada 2017

Founded in January 1992, InterZAC is a non-profit industry association formed by Bethlehem International

Engineering Corporation (BIEC) to promote technical cooperation between holders of the aluminium-zinc license issued to users of its patented coating technology.

An InterZAC conference is held every two years during which companies exchange their experiences and learn from each other, seeking to continuously improve product performance and production e© iciencies and at the end of the day, increase sales of 55% AlZn coated steel.

The 2017 conference marked the 55th anniversary of Aluminium-Zinc coating technology, and was hosted in the beautiful city of Toronto, Canada, home of one of the seven wonders of the world, Niagara Falls.

The conference was attended by 88 delegates covering a total of 27 di© erent companies, including delegates from all three Safal Group coil coating operations namely Mabati Rolling Mills (MRM) in Kenya, ALAF in Tanzania, and Safal Steel in South Africa.

20 Technical Papers and 14 Round Table Discussions were presented, covering topics on process

Improvement, new passivation processing, zinc consumption, surface defects and corrosion monitoring systems. Quality related issues such as inspection and testing were extensively discussed

A unique feature of this conference was the Round Table Discussions, covering a technical problem and the implemented solution, followed by discussions. The latter ensured a personal interaction between various companies of diverse cultural background.

As is traditional, an awards dinner was hosted on the final day, to commend members for their successful cumulative production.

The Safal Group mills were awarded for three landmark achievements:

• Mabati Rolling Mills-Kenya achieved Gold Award for reaching production of ZINCAL of 1,000,000MT

• Safal Steel in South Africa achieved a Silver award a er reaching Production of ZINCAL of 500,000 MT

• ALAF in Tanzania achieved a BRONZE Award a er reaching Production of ZINCAL of 250,000 MT

These achievements are a recognition of the dedication of our sta© , and of teamwork over sustained periods of time. These volumes are a demonstration of the ability of SAFAL Group to deliver steel roofing solutions to the markets they service and to remain true to our Vision: To Be Africa Premier Provider of Metal Roofing and Allied Building Solutions.

David Kimathi

MRM Coils Management receiving the award at the Interzac Conference.

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EHS Bulletin Issue 20

In our 2,000,000 Hours LTI-FREE Plan

Behaviour Based Safety-BBS

Process Safety focus

Compliance to policies,

Procedures, guidelines and

standards

Employee engagement and

communication

2,000,000 LTI- FREE HOURS AHEAD

2016

2017

2018

2015

On 14th Sep, 2017, after working for 257 days LTI free, we achieved our long awaited milestone of 1,000,000 man-hours LTI-FREE. The success is attributed to the hard work and focus from the entire MRM- MKN team.

Our next target is 2,000,000 Hours LTI- free and we remain as committed and focussed as never before. We will embrace team spirit and dedication to achieve this because we know it is possible.

• MTI(Medical Treated Injury) is serious work injury requiring defined prescribed medical treatment by a Registered Medical Practitioner, which is beyond the scope of normal First Aid, e.g.: back injuries, burns, fractures, serious lacerations etc.

1102667hours in 281 days worked

LTI free.

Injury classes in a workshop

Celebrating 1 Million Manhours worked Lost Time Injury free

1102667hours in 281 days worked

LTI free.

• Other terms involved are:-FAC (first aid case) & Fatality

To reach this achievement, the entire team has committed to a safe culture by focusing on MRM Safety rules and guidelines, with strong visible leadership from line management setting the example for all, to ensure, every day, everyone goes home, without harm.A lot of e© ort and focus will continue being directed to the achieving and sustaining a safe work place.

Anthony Mate

‘Safety’ is defined as freedom from the risk of injury and ‘health’ as freedom from the risk of illness. Nothing is more important than the safety and health of the employees of MRM.

Protecting the safety and health of everyone who works in or with the company is of vital importance to all

our members. The duty of care and social responsibility demands that everyone is able to work in a safe and healthy work environment.

In 2017, Mabati Rolling Mills hit a milestone on its key mission to achieve zero harm; 1 million hours LTI (Lost Time Injury) free target.

Just to delve into some of the terminologies used:-

• LTI is an injury or illness resulting from a work-related event or from an exposure in the work environment which involves lost days away from work subsequent to the day of the injury. (Irrespective of leave or holidays).

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Driving down from Busia on the Kenyan border with Uganda to the coastal town of

Mombasa, this is one colourful drive. It’s immediately evident that Kenyans are colourful characters going by the multiplicity of colours one finds on the many roofs dotting this long highway. There is no sequence to it: each home owner will o¥ en take the opportunity when building a home to exercise their individuality by choosing a colour that pleases them and makes their home stand out from the next one, creating one long rainbow of colours that are as di© erent as the individual owners.

From the 1990s, MRM has led this conversion into colour, o© ering a wide range of colour options to our di© erent customer segments to ensure each individual home owner

Kenya Loves Colour...

is able to find a colour that suits their taste from our o© ering. The market is dynamic however and in recognition of this fact therefore, MRM in 2017 has been reviewing its range of colour options currently available to identify new trends and customer preferences in the market. From 2018, we will be looking to not only widen the colour options available to our customers, but also ensure that the roofs from MRM o© er best value to home owners

and colours o© ered remain vibrant many years a¥ er one is tired looking at the roof.

Now you can be as di© erent as you can dare be with a roof that separates your home from the next one. Your guests need not get lost ever again. You home will always be easy to find. We are expanding the rainbow...

David Kimathi

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DumuRangi is a new revolutionary roofing brand from MRM introduced to

carter for a discerning consumer yearning for a durable, beautiful and a© ordable roofing sheet for residential application.

The journey of launching DumuRangi was long and involved brain storming sessions between MRM Management and trade partners in coming up with a brand that is long lasting, colorful but at the same time is available at an a© ordable cost.

The many deliberations, research and development programs resulted in the birth of Dumurangi, MRM’s new baby that is not only appealing to the eyes but also ‘so¥ ’ on the pocket.

Fashion Designer with their dress codes representing DumuRangi colours. They were also treated to a painting competition where winners were awarded various prizes for embracing African Culture.

During the same function, some MRM’s trading partners joined hands in giving back to the community through purchase of di© erent artifacts in form of paintings and elephants murals which had colours representing DumuRangi i.e. Bahari Blue, Jacaranda Purple, Karura Green and Masai Red.

Customers who emerged winners during the auction were Cecypo Ltd, Chandaria Brothers Ltd., Mache Hardware Stores and also Bahari Forwarders Ltd. The proceeds raised during the bid were channeled to support our Corporate Social Investment activities in Mabati Medical Centre and Mabati Technical Training Institute.

Since the launch, DumuRangi is doing well in the market with positive reviews being received both from trade partners and consumers. DumuRangi is available in 30 gauge in both NC and box profiles. Standard lengths of 2 metres, 2.5 and 3 metres apply. Requisite accessories are also available. The colours are as beautiful and reflect the theme….’Kenya loves colour’

Sarah Akinyi

Dumurangi - Our Newest roofing brand

Our trade partners have complimented MRM on creating a brand that not only meets roofing consumer needs but also delivers a better bottom line for them.

During the o© icial launch of Dumurangi in Mombasa at the Sarova Whitesands Hotel, MRM brought together key partners in the business. The partners had a conference where there was interactions and discussions with our Chairman, Dr. Manu Chandaria, MRM C.E.O. Mr Andrew Heycott, Sales & Marketing Team and a renowned international motivational speaker.

Ladies were treated to an exciting fashion show by a Mombasa based

Dr. Manu Chandaria, Chairman Mabati Rolling Mills and CEO Mr. Andrew Heycott unveiling Dumurangi at the Distributor’s Conference

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pleasing, but still be functional and practical. However it would require the use of materials and construction techniques seldom used before in Kenya.

The architects had devised a solution whereby, the external cladding of the building would comprise of layers of Sandwich Panels, Aluminium Louvres and Polycarbonate Sheets spanning the entire 5 stories of the build. The 50mm Sandwich Panels to be used comprised of an IPN Core, which has the highest fire safety rating possible

(for this product), an inner Ribbed 0.4mm Galvanised Sheet with an outer Ribbed 0.5mm Galvanised Sheet, both painted with a Food Grade Polyester Paint System. This would allow for a clean environment within which the Mill could operate while providing the desired aesthetics. The Aluminium Louvres were individually fabricated and backed with wire mesh to provide natural ventilation whilst keeping large particles out of the building. Finally, the 4mm Solid Polycarbonate Sheets were to allow natural light, reducing

MRM – More than Just Mabati

Back in October 2016, I visited a potential client who was building a new Flour Mill to see what MRM could o� er. Little did I know at the time the magnitude of the project MRM would be undertaking.

The client was building a brand-new state of the art Flour Mill as part of their ambitious

expansion plans and they had grand plans for how the Mill would be housed. They wanted a building that was as modern as the machinery, that would be operating 24 hours a day, to match its splendour, yet the building was required to be both functional and practical. The architectural firm, Building Design Consortium based in Nairobi, had come up with a design that could not only meet the clients brief of modern and aesthetically

The building would comprise of layers of Sandwich Panels, Aluminium Louvres and Polycarbonate Sheets spanning the entire 5 stories of the build.

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the need for artificial lighting within the building. The biggest aesthetic element to the design was the use of Orange bands throughout the build, matching their corporate colours and providing some much needed colour in the expanding industrial area of Thika.

MRM was not only tasked with the sourcing and supply of these products but also the installation of them. As with any build of this nature, we encountered the normal challenges around supply of material, mixing of di© erent materials on the same façade and of course the structural

work that was to be completed before MRM could start work on cladding. The day the initial material arrived on site was something even I wasn’t anticipating; five 20 foot containers were calmly and patiently waiting outside the main gates while workers were frantically clearing enough space inside for them to o© load the Sandwich Panels so that work could commence. It was while we were supervising the o© loading of the Panels and counterchecking the material next to the huge bare structure just waiting to be covered that I realised what we had undertaken and that the hard work was about to start. Over the next

MRM Sponsors AAK Annual Convention

three months, the transformation was incredible; the bare structure came to life with a combination of an orange and grey facade as well as the commissioning of the brand new mill.

Now, whenever I drive down Garissa Road, two things come to mind. Firstly I am in awe of this incredible feat that came about through dedication, team work and persistence and I would urge anyone driving through Thika to see if they can spot this magnificent building. Secondly, this is the first project of its kind undertaken by MRM and I hope it is the first of many.

Jaimal Shah

This year’s Architectural Association of Kenya (AAK) Convention saw over 200

Architects, Quantity Surveyors, Project Managers and other Construction Industry Professionals drawn from all over the country, congregate at the Pride Inn Paradise Hotel for a four day conference and a myriad of other activities.

The program for the conference was well laid out with several topics pertinent to today’s construction industry queued up for presentation and discussion. The Convention whose theme was ; “Milestones: Past. Present. Future”, was a culmination of the Association’s 50th anniversary calendar activities.The well air conditioned room provided the really needed bu© er against the hot and humid weather

outside. MRM’s banners dotted the red themed conference room as MRM was the Platinum Sponsor for the 50th Anniversary activities. The conference was o© icially opened by the AAK President Arch. Emma Miloyo who then gave an opportunity to all sponsors to give their opening

remarks.The first topic of discussion was ‘Architectural Education for Future Practitioners’ by Dr. Edwin Oyaro Ondieki, a lecturer of Architecture at the University of Nairobi. Dr. Ondieki insisted that Architectural education in colleges should be continuously

Delegates at the 2017 Convention

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reviewed to produce practitioners who are in sync with today’s built environment challenges and the society’s evolving needs.

The adoption of Information Management Systems in the construction industry could not be more emphasized as more and more industries move towards reliance on ICT to run their operations. It is time the construction industry followed suit and took up Business Information Modelling (BIM) to promote e© ective management of the Construction delivery processes. This was Pauline Maina’s message to the professionals on her topic ‘Building Information Management in the Construction Industry’. ICT and BIM have been identified as the vehicles through which planning, coordinating, measuring, analysis control, reporting and a host of other activities that require high levels of accuracy and attention to detail can be e© ectively and e© iciently achieved.Other topics discussed included ‘The Relevance of Culture in a Globalized World’ by Oltesh Thobius and ‘The

Role of the Architect in Dispute Resolution in the Construction Industry’ by RIBA Chartered Architect and nominated Senator Sylvia M Kasanga. It was demonstrated that culture plays a very big role in how people all over the world choose to express their ideas and preferences through the di© erent structural, architectural and the finishing forms their buildings take.

In ‘An Analysis of the Milestones Achieved in the Regulation of the Industry and the Future of Sustainable Regulatory Practices’, John Gachinu, a Graduate Engineer from the University of Nairobi, looked at the di© erent policy and legal principles governing the built environment. It was noted that despite the steps taken to regulate the construction industry, loss of lives & property due to collapsing buildings was still rampant. The existing government policies, statutory regulation, stakeholder accreditation processes and Contractor monitoring practices were all carefully examined to expose loopholes in the built environment

policy and legal framework with an aim of developing sustainable solutions.

In the presentation by MRM, Mr. Steve Kiruhi took the attendees on a journey of how steel’s application in roofing and cladding has evolved over the years. Steve demonstrated how MRM is leading the Kenyan Steel industry in pushing boundaries by introducing products and services that have deviated from the traditional form and application to more sophisticated ones. These include; the introduction of profiles that test the design versatility of steel such as tile profiles, the use of sandwich panels in cladding, use of decking sheets, using roofs in power generation and the ability to customize products to deliver architectural masterpieces that are breathtaking in design and aesthetics.

The delegates also got a chance to visit the Mariakani plant to see the recently launched new CCL line.

Evelyne Manga

A delegation from AAK at the Mariakani plant

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MRM Roofing launched a

project to reward fundis and

contractors for their loyalty

and use of MRM products during the

second half of the year. The products

on o© er in this promotion included

Versatile, Orientile, Elegantile, Zentile,

Resincot, Covermax, Maxcover, IT 5,

Tekdeck and Lifestile.

Dubbed ‘JENGA NA MRM’, the loyalty

program was aimed at improving

sales at the Service Centers, moving

installers away from competition

as well as giving them a token of

appreciation for their faith in MRM

roofing products.

Jenga na MRM Installer Loyalty Program

The installers were rewarded at the

end of the promotion with prizes that

included phones, bicycles, TV sets

and generators.

The top price was a Yamaha Crux Bike.

The promotion was premised on;

the ‘More you buy, the better the

prize’. Fundis and contractors were

encouraged to buy as much roofing

materials and as many times as their

needs dictated. Being a point based

system, all fundis who managed to

buy at least 1.0 MT of MRM Roofing

products were rewarded with a gi¥

from Mabati Rolling Mills.

Justus Mwangi

Winners receiving their prizes

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Machakos AIC Church Banks its Faith on a Covermax 780 roof

AIC Church Kithangathini in Machakos County has completed a new 1000 seater

ultramodern church in Masii area.Built on a 2 acre piece of land on the Machakos- Masii Road, the church boasts of a magnificent Covermax 780 brilliant red roof complete with an Ultraspan truss system.

Pastor Joel Kioko, the Presiding Priest at the church and the Chairman of the Building committee says that they settled on MRM truss and roofing sheet products due to their durability, fade free warranty and the heritage of the supplying company.

The roofing installers for the project were recommended from a rich data base of MRM trained fundis within the area.

The church facility stands out from a far and has become a landmark reference point for passengers and motorists using the road or when giving directions in the area. The residents of the area are all happy and upbeat about the new church and can’t wait for the seats and sound system installation in the premises to hold mass in their new facility.

When MRM visited the church recently, final touches were being put in place with a mega consecration ceremony being planned for later part of the year.

Justus Mwangi

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Every year, MRM supports the Global Give Back Circle by providing sponsorship or

mentorship to the program. Last year, MRM participated in the Educate Her Parade which is an annual event to help raise funds for the education of the girl child. The Global Give Back Circle is a program designed

to help at-risk girls realize their leadership potential and become change-makers, while gaining the skills needed to get meaningful employment so that they can break the cycle of poverty and upli¥ their communities. It was started in 2006 as a mentoring program, with 10 at-risk high school girls from Kenya.

MRM’s Mentorshipwith Global Give Back Circle

It has since grown into a powerful movement that empowers girls socially, economically and whose impact is being felt internationally. Currently, it is the largest gender-based tertiary education program for at-risk girls in Kenya.

On 12 October 2017, the Ambassador of the United States of America held a reception at his residence for the Global Give Back Circle. The theme of the reception was Mentoring. The program’s mentoring model, which connects women with at-risk adolescent girls in Kenya, India, South Africa, China, and Rwanda, has had tremendous success in ensuring that the girls from disadvantaged backgrounds not only graduate, but also end up in meaningful employment as empowered young women.

The event served to celebrate the impact of mentoring, as evidenced by the success of the girls being mentored by Mrs. Lori Godec Magnusson (Ambassador’s wife), amongst other beneficiaries (mentees). In his speech, Ambassador Robert Godec recognized some beneficiaries of the program who are performing well in the various sectors & companies where they currently work such as; Joyce Wangari of KPMG & Alice Wanjiru of MRM. Mrs.Magnusson encouraged more women to take up girl mentees asking, “what are you waiting for?” In attendance was our Chairman Dr. Manu Chandaria plus other distinguished guests, beneficiaries of the program, current and prospective mentors as well as friends of the program.

Alice Waruguru

MRM Chairman at the Global Give Back Circle Reception

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Community Clean up atKariobangi North

Sta© from Mabati Rolling Mills

joined Dr.Manu Chandaria in a

clean-up exercise and cook out

at the Kariobangi North Community

kitchen in support of Dr. Manu’s

Community Service. The community

kitchen/ cooker uses waste as fuel

to create energy for cooking and is

owned and managed by a number

of youths in the community. The

initiative has boosted income

generation and the youths have been

able to open an Mpesa shop. The

clean-up activity involved collection

of garbage and the cleaning of

community common areas. One way

of ensuring that a community thrives

is by protecting its environment. The

company donated t-shirts and jackets

to the youths.

Dr.Manu’s message for the day was,

“The more you give, the more you

receive.” Truly giving from the heart

fills your life with joy and nourishes

your soul. Giving provides an intrinsic

reward that is far more valuable than

the gi¥ . We all know how great it feels

to receive gi¥ s. However, the joy of

receiving is short-lived. Our lives are

richer when we share and that great

inner joy comes from helping others

to better their lives.

Mercy Muendo

Dr.Manu Chandaria giving a speech at Kariobangi North on Saturday 23rd September 2017.

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Eldoret Service Center -The Proven Market Leader in the Region

Eldoret has in the recent past charted

its path to become one among the

fastest growing towns in this beautiful

land of Kenya. Did you know that

this town emerged around the Boer

farmers, their mud huts and wheat

farms? That Standard Chartered,

Eldoret branch now stands on the

spot previously occupied by Standard

Bank of South Africa? Apparently,

a safe once fell from an ox-cart (no

idea where the destination was) and

could not be li¥ ed, and so, JM Shaw,

the branch manager as at the time,

decided to build the aforementioned

bank around it! I digress.

MRM sought to spread out her wings

into this rich and ravishing county

of Uasin Gishu and she sure has

received a warm embrace. First o©

was a meeting with our biggest

partners, our eyes and hands on

the ground if you may, the amazing

roofing installers. It is crucial to hear

back from those whose core business

entails application of our product.

They are key in growing the business

and they sure did share a lot of

insights. Our takeout: Your customer

doesn’t care how much you know

until they know how much you care.

We thank all our customers from the

region for their continued patronage

of the Service Centre.

Esther Gitau

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As businesses evolve over time,

so has the need to embrace

good customer relationships.

Customers are the heartbeat of all

businesses and developing a healthy

relationship with them is crucial to

the success of any business. The need

for increased customer service has

motivated Mabati Rolling Mills to take

on a new journey and invest in the

latest so¥ ware technology which help

embrace good customer service.

Mabati Rolling Mills has embarked

on a journey to implement one

of the best customer relationship

management tools called Microso¥

Dynamics 365 CRM. This so¥ ware is

rated amongst the top CRM so¥ ware

packages in the world. The practical

functionality of Dynamics 365

CRM allows employees to be more

productive and knowledgeable and

also o© ers executives deeper insight

into performance, opportunities, and

customer relationships.

Today’s customers are more informed

and have higher expectations than

ever before. Mabati Rolling Mills is

Mabati Rolling Mills Taking Customer Relationship Management to the Next Level going beyond sales force automation

with Dynamics 365 CRM, enabling

them to better understand customer

needs, engage more e© ectively, and

win more deals.

Some of the benefits of Dynamics 365 CRM when compared to its competitors:• A familiar and intuitive user

interface which ranks among the

highest in user adoption.

• Connection and seamless

integration with other Microso¥

tools, such as Microso¥ O© ice

365, SharePoint and Power BI -

providing a huge advantage.

• Flexible architecture allowing for

easy customization to tailor the

application to specific needs.

• Dynamics 365 CRM is a cloud-

based business applications

platform with the ability to have

a full 360-degree view of your

customers and stakeholders at

any time.

Mabati Rolling Mills kicked of the

journey of implementing Dynamic

365 CRM during the second half of

2017 with the go-live date set for

January 2018. A new era of customer

relationships is on the horizon.

Lincoln Du Plessis

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steel.3. Hybrid structures made with

timber trusses and steel battens.

We at Safal Building Systems have been selling Light Gauge Steel structures. To increase our volumes, we have recently ventured into the sale of standalone steel battens which could be used in hybrid structures over timber trusses.

The benefits of steel battens are as below:• Ensures straightness of the

purlins – hence improving aesthetic.

• Increase in truss spacing. • Lighter on transport and less in

volume.• Storage space saving • Labour saving in loading / o© -

loading time.

With the world becoming aware of the limited energy resources and the

adverse environmental impact of fossil fuels, the thrust on renewable energy like solar power has increased substantially. With the technology improvements on solar power, it has become much more cost e© ective and governments worldwide are investing a lot of money in this sector.

At Safal Building Systems, we have launched ground mounted storage racks for supporting solar panels using Light Gauge Steel structures.

These racks are proving to be much

lighter, faster to erect & competitively priced as compared to racks made from mild steel. A few projects have already been executed by us and we see a big potential in the times to come for this product in Kenya and Eastern Africa.

Steel BattensWorld over, pitched roof structures to support roof sheeting have been constructed in below mentioned materials1. Timber trusses and timber

battens.2. Steel trusses and steel battens –

this can be through Light Gauge Steel trusses or heavier mild

Safal Building Systems

Ground Mounted Solar Storage Racks

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1. Respond as quickly as possible

One of the biggest factors in good

customer service is speed, especially

when a client is requesting for

something that’s time sensitive. A

report by Frost in 2017 indicated that

41% of customers surveyed listed

being put on hold as their biggest

frustration. Therefore, customers

should not be kept waiting for long

without a convincing reason.

2. Know your customers

Great interactions begin with knowing

your customers needs and wants.

Customers love personalization.

Get to know your customers,

remember their names and previous

conversations. If needed, make a note

of what was discussed previously

so you can refer to it the next time

you meet. A campaign focusing on

improving relationships between sta©

and customers should be periodically

held to tighten this engagement.

3. Fix your mistakes

Not taking responsibility of your

mistakes is a sure way of getting

a bad reputation. Transparency is

important in customer service. Always

strive for a high quality output as it

shows that you have a high level

of standards. In 2007, an Amazon

customer ordered a new PlayStation

for his son. When the parcel was

being delivered, the customer was

away and had the neighbor sign

for the package. The neighbor left

the package outside the customer’s

house and it soon disappeared.

The customer was left in complete

shock upon arrival. Even though

Amazon was not to blame for this

mistake, they were quick to respond

by sending a new PlayStation at no

additional cost.

4. Go an extra mile

Going an extra mile will not only

result in an indebted and happy

customer, it can also go a long way

in terms of keeping yourself on their

radar for future business. In May

2011, a baby asked Sainsbury’s, a UK

grocery store why ‘tiger bread was

called tiger bread and not giraffe

bread?’ To the baby’s surprise,

the customer service manager

responded with “I think renaming

it giraffe bread is a brilliant idea!”

In January 2012, the bread was

renamed to giraffe bread.

5. Think long term – A customer is

for life

Think long term when dealing with

customers. By keeping customers

happy, they will be loyal and through

word of mouth, they will do the

marketing for you. In fact, according

to author Pete Blackshaw, a satisfied

customer tells at least 3 friends

whereas an angry customer tells

3,000!

HOW IMPORTANT IS IT TO DELIVER

AN EXCELLENT CUSTOMER

SERVICE?

Customer Service has an impact

on both existing and potential

customers. Right Now Technologies

Customer Experience Report found

that 86% of U.S adults are willing

to pay more for a better customer

service experience and 73% of U.S

adults said a friendly customer

service made them fall in love with

a brand. Not only will brands get

happy, loyal customers but will

see increased business. Therefore,

improving customer service brings

about; Increased sales and customer

numbers.

[MANDELA N. WAKIO-CUSTOMER

SERVICE ASSISTANT]

Five Ways to Deliver Excellent Customer Service

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Roof Installation Training at MRM-Athi River

Production department having their Christmas breakfast at the junior canteen.

New CCL opening at MRM- Mariakani plant graced by the Chairman Dr. Manu Chandaria and former Director Mr. D.P Shah

Peris Kariuki, addresses a customer’s inquiry at the KAM Expo at KICC

October babies celebrating their birthdays at Mariakani

Mr. D.P Shah and Mr. Morara Matunda with guests at the Mabati Medical Centre in Mariakani

Jaimal Shah, and Abhijeet Gupta with a customer at the opening of the Nyeri depot

July babies celebrating their birthdays at Mariakani

First Aid training at MRM-Athi River

MRM sta� dancing Zumba at the Team Building Experience at Athi River

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Jackson Mujukane being awarded the employee of the year award for MRM Roofing by Mr. Andrew Heycott.

Athiriver Sales and Customer Service team during the MRM end of year Christmas party

Julius Ochieng awarding a long service certificate to an employee at the Mariakani end of year Christmas party

Mr. Dhirubhai Shah addressing Mariakani sta� during theirend of year Christmas party

Marketing and Audit teams enjoying their Christmas Breakfast

Paul Omondi awarding a long service certificate to an employee at the Mariakani end of year Christmas party

MRM sta� celebrating 20 years at MRM

Athiriver production department celebrating their 1st overall position at the end of year Christmas Party

Athiriver HR & Admin became the 3rd overall winners at the end of year Christmas Party

Athiriver sta� celebrating 10 & 15 years working at MRM

Marketing wing posing for a group photo with their branded tshirts.

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The Lions Club of Mombasa,

Pwani held a mega Medical

camp on 24th September

2017 at the Mabati Medical Centre,

Mariakani. This could not have been

timed better having taken place

during the recently called o© nurses’

strike. Two weeks before the Medical

Camp, Clinical O© icers had also joined

in the strike and that resulted in

extremely high numbers being seen

on the day of the camp.

There were 956 patients seen for

general ailments and over 20 were

able to receive ultrasound diagnostic

Lions Club of Mombasa, Pwani Mega Medical Camp

tests on the day. 390 eye patients

were seen, of which 28 cases had

cataract removal surgery at the Lions

Eye Hospital. 104 patients were seen

for dental conditions, over 50 had

extractions and several had multiple

teeth extractions. 79 people received

specialist ENT (Ear, Nose and Throat)

treatment.

Diabetes Screening was also carried

out for patients that were seen to

be at risk. There were a total of 1529

cases treated on the day making it

one of the highest in the last six years.

We as MRM laud our long standing

partner, Lions Club of Mombasa

Pwani, for managing to organize and

ferry the team of over 50 clinicians

and pharmacists to treat the patients

and dispense the medication. They

work e© ortlessly throughout the year

to ensure that they have secured

su© icient funds to make the day a

success. We are grateful to Coast

Bottlers who provided some of the

tents to keep the patients out of the

scotching sun. The need for medical

services in and around Mariakani

continues to be a challenge for the

community. Initiatives such as these

go a long way in bringing hope and

respite to those that need it.

We as MRM will continue to strive

in our endeavor to make a world of

di© erence in all the communities we

operate in.

Clara Shuma

The Lions Club of Mombasa, Pwani receiving MRM sponsorship cheque for the Annual Medical Camp

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Throughout the period when

various clinicians were on

strike, MMC was a haven

for the Mariakani community. The

greatest impact was observed in

the vaccination programme. There

were a lot of babies who came for

their vaccines, some from as far as

Mackinnon Road, Mombasa. Mothers

took to queuing from as early as

4:00am at the height of the strike.

The centre o© ered services to 1179

babies in 2016. In the month of August

2017, 974 babies were attended to.

The total number of babies who were

attended to from January to October

2017 is 4487.

We are proud to have been able to

o© er this service to all these children.

The true impact of the strike shall

be seen in the coming years should

any preventable disease a© ect the

population.

This was however at a great cost to

the Foundation as we strive to meet

our vision. We reach out to you and

your networks to help us continue

to provide these services to the

Mariakani Community.

Clara Shuma

Immunizationat MabatiMedicalCentre (MMC) A long line of patients during the Immunization Day.

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Throughout MRM’s history,

we’ve always been pioneers;

be it in technology, products,

innovation or breaking trends. At

the forefront however, is sales! Since

the very first sheet was produced in

Kenya, we have always talked about

tonnes and more importantly, tonnes

sold. It’s the language we all speak, it’s

what we measure ourselves against,

what we are always chasing and it

could be said it’s what we here at

MRM live for. As it happens in most

organizations, the sales people always

take the glory, they are the heartbeat

of the company; or are they?

One thing I have learnt is that it

doesn’t matter how good a sales

person you are; if you don’t have

the material, what are you going to

sell? This has never been truer than

at MRM. It’s the sta© in the shadows,

be it on the metal coating line, in

the coater room, on the profilers all

the way through to dispatch. These

are the people who give MRM the

products to chase a¥ er those elusive

tonnes. They are skilled, dedicated

beyond belief and never stop or give

up, they just keep going.

The genesis of this article is actually

what happened on 30th October to

be precise, that made me stop and

think. As always, when it comes to

end month, sales people, myself

included, all want material. Every last

sheet counts as it adds to our tonnage

and inches us closer to our targets

and one person in particular worked

till 5am on the 31st to get our material

out from Mariakani so we could sell.

Now I’m sure people reading this

are thinking “well I have done that,

what’s so special” but here is the rub.

It’s not a one o© or just one person;

the people in the background do

this all the time. They are constantly

going above and beyond for the same

reason we all do; we love MRM and

want to see it keep its place as not

only the biggest and best roofing

solutions company in Kenya but the

jewel of the SAFAL Group. So next

time we are celebrating our sales, let’s

stop and think about the people who

make it possible; a¥ er all, without

them, what would we have to sell? To

everyone at MRM who makes every

single sale possible thank you!

Today, we celebrate you.

MRM’s Unsung Heroes

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At MRM, we take pride in

being at the forefront in

championing the need

to ensure that all products sold

in the country meets the quality

requirements set out in the national

standards. To further aid the e© orts

put by various agencies, both

public and private, MRM engages in

collaborative e© orts with relevant

stakeholders in ensuring the

Kenyan consumer is protected from

substandard products.

Building Successful Partnerships With Our Stakeholders Through Capacity Building

This focused training was facilitated

by MRM Quality Assurance

department at Mariakani. The KEBS

team was represented by members

of the market surveillance and

the inspection departments. Tests

covered under metal coated product

included:

• Coating mass determination of AZ

products through Use of EDXRF

machine.

• Determination of coating metal

composition using EDXRF

machine

Training on below critical quality tests

for prepainted steel products was

carried out:

• Determination of dry film

thickness.

• Determination of paint curing.

• Determination of paint adhesion,

flexibility testing, impact testing

and stripping of paint on panels

for further substrate testing .

The KEBS team were taken through

the corrosion project site at Mariakani

and shown how di© erent products

sold in the Kenyan market perform

in the natural environment .The

substandard products and high

quality products such as MRM’s

could clearly be di© erentiated by

visually comparing their long term

performance while displayed on the

racks at the project site.

At MRM, we continue to collaborate

with our stakeholders in ensuring that

the Kenyan consumer is protected

from substandard metal coated and

prepainted products.

Mary Nderi

Allan Mumba, MCL QA Engineer, demonstrati ng how EDXRF machine is used in coati ng mass deter-minati on of AZ coated steel products

On November 2017, MRM hosted a

team from Kenya Bureau of Standards

(KEBS) for a training program on

quality testing of metal coated and

prepainted steel products aimed

at strengthening their capabilities

in market surveillance and quality

inspection activities. The training

objective was imparting requisite

knowledge and skills on metal coated

and prepainted steel products quality

testing to ascertain conformance to

national standard requirements.

The MRM Corrosion site at Mariakani

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and thereby gets work done by subordinates.

3. Providing guidance - A leader must not only supervise, but also play a guiding role to subordinates. Guidance here means instructing subordinates in the best way to perform their work e© ectively and e© iciently.

4. Creating confidence - Confidence is an important factor which can be achieved through expressing e© orts to subordinates, explaining to them clearly their role and giving them guidelines to achieve more e© ectively. It is also important to listen to the employees in regards to their complaints and problems.

5. Building morale - Morale denotes co-operation of employees towards their work. A leader can be a morale booster by achieving

full co-operation so that employees perform to the best of their abilities as they work to achieve goals.

6. Builds E� icient work environment - Management is getting things done through people. An e© icient work environment helps in sound and stable growth. Therefore, human relations should be kept in mind by a leader. He/ she should have personal contact with employees and should listen to their problems and solve them. He/she should treat employees on humanitarian terms.

7. Co-ordination - Co-ordination can be achieved through reconciling personal interests with organizational goals. This synchronization can be achieved through proper and e© ective co-ordination which should be the primary motive of a leader.

Positive leadership in MRM remains at the center in achieving not only our vision, but also the Group’s vision of being Africa’s premier provider of metal roofing and allied building solutions, which will foster continue d growth and evolution.

True leadership measures its success by the diminishing dependency of its followers. Be the change that you would like to see in MRM.

Philip Wasambo

Mahatma Gandhi once said, “The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others”

Leadership is the capacity to influence a group towards the realization of a goal. Leaders are required to develop future vision and to motivate the organizational members to want to achieve the vision. A leader is involved in shaping and molding the behavior of a group towards accomplishment of organizational goals.

Leadership is an important function of management in any manufacturing environment to ensure e© iciency and achieve organizational goals. Importance of leadership is as below:

1. Initiation of action – A leader is a person who starts work by communicating policies and plans to subordinates.

2. Motivation - A leader plays an incentive role in an organization. He motivates employees with economic and non-economic rewards

Pre-Engineered buildings seminar at MRM Athi River.

Positive Leadership

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2. It creates a sense of order: Good

housekeeping is an indication that

the workplace is well managed.

3. It exposes potential hidden hazards: Clutter covers safety

concerns and hidden hazards get

exposed when items are stacked

and stored properly.

4. It improves productivity: The

first thing that o¥ en comes to

mind when it comes to getting

housekeeping done is, “I really

don’t have the time for this,” yet

we end up spending double the

time looking for something that is

lying behind a pile of rubbish.

5. It reduces slip and trip hazards: Experience has shown

that slip and trip incidents in the

workplace account for a large

percentage of injuries. Clean up

now and reap the benefits later.

6. It aids e� ective emergency response: Escape routes are

easier to identify in an emergency

situation if proper housekeeping

is in place. It also creates a safe

environment when having to get

to the emergency exits. Emergency

exit signage may be obstructed by

inappropriately stacked items.

7. It reduces fire hazards: Many

potential fire hazards are

eliminated through proper

housekeeping.

8. It allows for better identification of missing items: If a workplace

is well kept, tidy and has items/

materials consolidated into

distinct areas, it makes it much

easier to identify missing items/

materials.

9. It makes stacked materials intrinsically safer: If items need

to be removed from an untidy pile,

it o¥ en results in falling/sliding

objects that may cause serious

injury. However, the chances of this

happening is unlikely if they are

properly stacked.

10. It creates good first impressions: Any new employee

will get o© to a good start if they

enter a clean and orderly work site

and half the battle will be won.

Sahil Shah

10 Benefits of Good Housekeeping on your Work Site

Housekeeping is a major issue

when it comes to safety in

the workplace. Too o¥ en,

hazards are purposely overlooked

due to a “that’s not my job” or “I

didn’t do it – let someone else fix

it” mentality. The truth is, daily

trips, slips, falls, cuts, and grazes

are o¥ en outcomes from poor

housekeeping. If debris, clutter and

spills are accepted as normal at the

workplace then, there are chances

for more serious health and safety

hazards.

Although cleaning and tidying up takes time and e� ort, we need to think ‘past the broom’ so to speak and understand the benefits, both immediate and long term, as fruits of our labour.

1. It opens the door for deeper safety interactions: Workers

are more willing to discuss and

take in safety interventions when

their work area is clean and tidy.

It is counterproductive to talk

about serious safety concerns

like PPE use, working at heights

etc. when the worker retorts that

housekeeping is bad. You cannot

successfully preach safety in a

workplace that is allowed to be

cluttered and untidy.

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Nicholas Leong, a Singaporean had wondered for many years why East African runners,

mostly Kenyans, win nearly all the international distance running events yet you do not see any black African cyclists in international cycling events.

It is then that he decided to come to Kenya to meet some elite marathon runners. He asked them where they lived and followed the runners to Eldoret. Nicholas began to talk to everyone about joining his cycling team and tried many di© erent methods of recruiting the most talented cyclists; the young hopefuls were runners, shoe shiners, boda boda men or people that had heard about Nicholas. This was the beginning of Kenyan Riders.

Over the years, this team became more professional and di© erent coaches and sta© were brought on board to pass on their knowledge to develop the team with the intention to one day making it all the way to the biggest international cycling races especially the Tour de France. The team is now based in Iten, the home of champions, with a satellite team in Nakuru.

The cyclists will be racing in the 2018 Kenyan cycling Race circuit and the UCI Africa circuit. The U23 cyclists are aiming to perform well enough to be signed to Bike Aid in the future. Kenyan Riders are always on the lookout for more talent to strengthen the team numbers and performance.For 2018, Kenyan Riders with MRMs support will be expanding talent identification and development

programs. From these tests, the best will be invited to holiday school training camps where they will be exposed to a cycling training program. Here, they will be taught on how to train on the bike, li¥ weights, exercise and stretches relevant to cycling. They will also learn about the culture of cycling and how to race and keep on racing for many years.

For the first time, Kenyan and East African cyclists have a path to international cycling, to build a career from this opportunity if they really want it and it’s up to the individuals to negotiate this path the best way they can, with the support of Kenyan Riders and MRM.

Angela Masha

MRM Supporting Cycling In East Africa

Some Beneficiaries of the Sponsorship

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Many of us fail just because we copy what other people do, but I prefer to be alone than in bad company. Life is the most di� icult exam. Many of us fail because we try to copy others not realizing everyone has a di� erent question paper. In life we just have to accept that everywhere is a walking distance if we have time, but we struggle to hurry up to achieve our goals. Let’s be patient as everyone has time. Here are some of the secrets to succeed in life:

Never give up- Almost nothing works with the first time attempt. Just because what you’re doing does not seem to be working, doesn’t mean it won’t work. It just means that it might not work the way you’re doing it. If it was easy, everyone would be doing it, and you wouldn’t have an opportunity.

When you’re ready to quit, you’re closer than you think- There’s an old saying that goes like this: “The temptation to quit will be greatest just before you are about to succeed.” and I believe it is so true.

Focus on what you want to happen-Remember that old saying, “As you think, so shall you be.”

Take things a day at a time- No matter how di© icult your situation is, you can get through it if you don’t look too far into the future and focus

Secrets of Success In Life

on the present moment. You can get through anything one day at a time.

Always move forward- Never stop investing. Never stop improving. Never stop doing something new. The moment you stop improving your organization, it starts to die. Make it your goal to be better each and every day, in some small way.

Measure everything of significance- I swear this is true. Anything that is measured and watched, improves.

Anything that is not managed will deteriorate- If you want to uncover problems you don’t know about, take a few moments and look closely at the areas you haven’t examined for a while. I guarantee you problems will be there.

Pay attention to your competitors, but pay more attention to what you’re doing- When you look at your competitors, remember that everything looks perfect at a distance. Even the planet Earth, if you get far enough into space, looks like a peaceful place.

Never let anybody push you around- In our society, with our laws

and even playing field, you have just

as much right to what you’re doing

as anyone else, provided that what

you’re doing is legal.

Never expect life to be fair- Life isn’t

fair. You make your own breaks. You’ll

be doing good if the only meaning fair

has to you, is something that you pay

when you get on a bus (i.e., fare).

Solve your own problems- You’ll

find that by coming up with your

own solutions, you’ll develop a

competitive edge.

Don’t take yourself too seriously Lighten up- O¥ en, at least half of

what we accomplish is due to luck.

None of us are in control as much as

we like to think we are.

There’s always a reason to smile-

Find it. A¥ er all, you’re lucky just to be

alive. Life is short. We’re not here for a

long time; we’re here for a good time.

Justine Luchera

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PROJECT SHOWCASE

For further information, or for permission to use this photograph, please contact: [email protected] MRM has service centers in Nairobi, Mombasa, Thika, Kisumu, Kisii, Nyeri & Eldoret (www.mabati.com)

Special Features:

When the developers of the new Grand Royal Swiss Hotel were looking for a roofing solution for their Conference Centre that would complement and uphold the high-end look and feel desired for this excellent addition into the Western Region tourism circuit, they turned to MRM for a solution. The outcome is a classy look of Charcoal finish that blends seamlessly with the leafy environment, complementing the quality workmanship that is evident in the entire project.

Date complete 2017 Project Grand Royal Swiss Hotel GPS / location KISUMU Roofing Material Colorplus Textured Developer MABATI ROLLING MILLS LTD Profile Colorplus Textured Finish roll formed into Orientile Profile

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Florence Nicole Atieno Odhiambo, – Graduate Trainee Marketing

I am an aspiring Sales and Marketing

professional and my experience

as a Graduate Trainee in MRM has

been eye opening and incredibly

informative.

Through the rotational nature of the

program, I have been able to get a

deeper understanding of all the core

functions of the organization.

In addition, I have been able to

understand the MRM value stream

and the co-dependence between the

di© erent departments. I believe that

the knowledge I have gained from the

program will enable me to perform

optimally in Mabati Rolling Mills due

to the in-depth understanding I now

have of the company. I truly believe

that the program has absolutely been

the best way I could ever have started

my career in Sales and Marketing.

I would like to thank Mabati Rolling

Mills for giving me this spectacular

opportunity not only to realize

my potential but also to join the

MRM family and contribute to the

realization of its organizational goals.

Victor Mutwiri – Graduate Trainee

Mechanical

The 12th of July 2017 marked

the beginning of a wonderful

journey. A journey that has

been fundamentally smoothened

by the warm reception, support

and concern accorded to the

team of Graduate Trainees by the

entire MRM fraternity. It has been

four months of great learning

experiences. I got to understand

the business value chain and as a

result, gained an appreciation of

how the various departments are

interconnected. In the process,

my network has been enlarged, I

have made friends while learning

valuable work skills, including those

gained via training sessions. MRM

being a large organization o© ers

great exposure and at the same

time brings an appreciation of the

potential that Kenya has in terms of

industrialization. I thank MRM and the

Safal Group for giving me the chance

to be part of such a great initiative. For

the time I have been here, I can truly

attest that “MRM ... We can”.

Bonphace Oguma Otieno –Graduate trainee Production

I am a mechanical engineering graduate from Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and

Technology (JKUAT). I learnt about this program when I was doing my industrial attachment in MRM in 2015, researched about it and realized that it is the best starting stage in career development.

As a Graduate Trainee in MRM, I have learned so much especially on functions of di© erent departments and how they are interconnected to achieve the overall business objective. I have also learned about the value addition to raw hot rolled steel to the point of sale to our customers. Having come from a construction company, it was challenging to blend into the manufacturing industry, but with unlimited support from HR, my colleagues and the whole MRM family, I managed to settle swi¥ ly.Graduate Trainee program is the best starting point for career development, therefore, my advice to those aspiring for the opportunity is that they must push harder because it is very competitive. Above everything, I am very happy to be among the team who are aspiring to achieve the overall Safal Group objectives.

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Purity Wachira - Graduate Trainee Sales. I am a graduate from Kenyatta University where I pursued a Bachelor of Economics. I learnt about the program from an advertisement at My Jobs in Kenya website.

The key factor that drove me to the Graduate Trainee program was an opportunity to get development rotations in all departments. Being part of the MRM GT program is truly an exciting experience for my career as I got to understand the entire value chain and got to appreciate the role each department plays in the value chain. MRM’s culture of freedom with responsibility proved that discipline is a key value.

At first it was challenging, this being my first job, the transition from school to work was challenging but thanks to the HR department and entire MRM family for their immense support in assisting us to settle down.MRM is the place to be for anyone looking for an opportunity to take control of their career from day one. Get an opportunity to get coached, mentored and groomed by the very best. My sincere gratitude goes to the entire MRM for this awesome opportunity.

Moses Nzioka Timothy - Graduate Trainee Sales, Athi River.I graduated from USIUA with a degree in IBA concentrating in Marketing. I found out about the program though an advertisement on My Jobs in Kenya website . It has been a wonderful and fun experience so far getting to understand the value stream of the business. The rotational departmental learning has been an awesome journey as I understood the synergy between di© erent departments that aid the company achieve its goals.

The main challenge I faced is that having worked in a di© erent industry before MRM, it took a while for me to understand how the steel industry works. However, the HR team as well as MRM sta© were supportive during the induction process, which helped ease the transition. For any aspiring Graduate T rainee, the advice that I would give you is to try to learn as much as possible during the departmental leaning. It also helps if you are proactive and engaging with your fellow employees, as it will help you fit in. Remember to make the best of the opportunities that will be presented to you and make sure you have fun.

Davison Okemwa Thomas - Graduate Trainee Production at MRM, Athi River. I am a graduate from Periyar

University India where I pursued Bsc.

Biochemisty.

This programme is good for me as it

has made me understand the entire

business value chain from sourcing of

raw materials, value addition process

until when the customer gets the final

product. This in turn has been an

awesome learning experience.

I also got a chance to understand

how the various functions are

interconnected through the

opportunity I was given in rotating

within all departments. This gave me

a broad understanding on the role

each plays as we aim to enhance

value for our customers.

I want to take this opportunity to

thank the MRM family for giving

me this chance to grow through

the exposure to di© erent processes

involved in the company. Furthermore

I would like to thank the HODs

and MRM team for making the

environment conducive for learning. I

am happy to be a part of the amazing

team and willing to o© er my input for

the growth of the company.

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Social networks are essentially

self-contained online forums

where users can freely share

their lives and careers and engage

in ongoing dialogue with others

in the form of text, photos, videos,

comments and other forms of high-

tech communication. With over

1.23 billion people now logging in

daily to connect with friends, family,

and colleagues the globe over on

Facebook alone, social networks

are suddenly among today’s most

popular communications tools.

But as we o¥ en forget, they’re also

among the most public and visible

of digital forums – and one in which

it’s increasingly important that we

comport ourselves professionally.

Sadly though; this being a new

phenomenon that we are all trying

to accustom to, there are hardly

any express rules governing online

behavior and the standard of

engagement appears to have been

le¥ to personal ethics and common

sense to large extent.

But all is not bleak: Scott Steinberg in

his new book Netiquette Essentials:

New Rules for Minding Your Manners

in a Digital World, suggests

essential hints, tips, and guidelines

for maintaining a safe and positive

presence on popular social media

sites from Facebook to Instagram,

NetiquetteEssentials

Snapchat, among others and which I believe you should find very useful. Bellow is a summary of these essential tips as he breaks them down in three substantive categories.Maintaining a Positive Online Presence

Strong Opinion: One of the biggest don’t in social media is sharing extremely-opinionated viewpoints e.g. political leanings or thoughts on controversial topics. It can really be a lightning rod online. Think twice before liking supporting status updates or posting such opinions, which can incite and aggravate others. If you feel the need to express these opinions, consider confining such communications to exchanges with individual friends, or specific Facebook or Google+ groups. Ultimately though, it’s important to remember: If you don’t have anything nice to say, perhaps its best le¥ unsaid.

Love yourself: It’s common to see people posting embarrassing, revealing or negative photos of themselves or their friends. Trust me; you don’t want to do this to yourself! Remember: Images you share may be taken at face value, and/or viewed as representative of your character - not to mention live on forever on the Internet. What seems cute in high school or college may not seem quite so endearing to potential and even current employers.

Relationship: Personal drama is best

kept private. If you cannot resist the

urge to share, do so sparingly - and

in the most vague, unspecific terms

possible - for the sake of involved

parties, or friends uninterested

or unwilling to participate in the

situation. No communications should

be shared about other individuals and

those involved in real-life situations

without their advance permission.

No one needs to know your problems: As a rule of thumb,

uncomfortable or revealing personal

information, i.e. details of your

struggles with psychological issues

or relatives’ fading health, should be

shared sparingly, if at all, and - unless

acquaintances have indicated that

they’re comfortable viewing this

content - only with others you know

in real-life. Note that content shared

online may further be available for

public viewing, and inadvertently

expose you or your family to potential

risk and/or embarrassment.

Your security is at stake: Never

share intimate personal details

including birthdates, phone numbers,

addresses, schools or hometowns

online, to minimize risks of crime,

vandalism or identity the¥ . Never

let others know when you’ll be away

from your home, especially for any

given length of time, e.g. while on

vacation, work trip etc.

Mind your privacy: Avoid posting

on social networks unless you have a

tight grasp over your privacy settings,

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and are completely comfortable with

the group of online friends that your

updates will be shared with.

Tone of Voice and Attitude • Professionalism is imperative - if

you wouldn’t say it in a social or

work setting, don’t say it online,

in the most public of forums.

• Politeness and respect are vital:

Always be considerate of others,

and treat them the way that you’d

wish to be treated.

• Avoid bad-mouthing other users

as it will negatively impact your

image and casual bystanders

may judge you based on these

actions.

• Maintain a positive tone and

attitude: Negativity, complaints

and condescending messages

o¥ en reflect poorly on the poster.

• Bragging and self-aggrandizing

statements should be avoided,

and making them may cause you

to lose friends and followers.

• Since social networks are

shared venues enjoyed in mixed

company, always avoid using

vulgar language and making

derogatory remarks.

• Demanding that others

share your status updates,

projects, thoughts or ideas is

inappropriate.

• Reserve confidential discussions

for private message threads or,

better yet, phone calls, emails or

other venues where interactions

aren’t recorded in perpetuity

online.

• Be advised that conversational

nuances and subtle shi¥ s in tone

or personality may be lost in

translation, and that individual

users may interpret messages

di© erently: Consider how posts

will be read and interpreted

before sending.

• Poor spelling, punctuation,

grammar and choice of words

can reflect equally poorly upon

the individual - proofread all

communications before sending.

Shorthand, abbreviations and

online slang should be avoided

if possible, and used only in the

most informal of conversations.

Being a Responsible User • Understand that each social

network has its own rules of

conduct, social norms and

methods of interaction. Before

utilizing one, take a moment

to step back and observe how

interactions take place, so you

can discern appropriate rules of

posting, sharing and behavior.

• Assume that everything you post

online can be seen by others, as

even major social networks have

su© ered privacy breaches.

• Do not share information that

online friends have shared with

you in confidence, i.e. quoting

someone’s private tweet to you.

• Log out of all your social

networks when finished using

them, and when you are using a

computer or mobile device that

isn’t yours.

• Realize that everything posted

online lives on the Internet

permanently, and may be

available for public viewing.

• Never forget: Despite their

seemingly intimacy, social

networks are among the most

public of spaces - it’s important to

conduct yourself on them as you

would in any shared setting.

• You reserve the exclusive right,

and it is wholly appropriate, to

decline friend requests from

strangers.

• Privacy and personal comfort are

paramount: At no point should

you feel compelled to respond to

messages or queries from people

you don’t know.

• Before posting on others’ profiles

or walls, or tagging them in

your own posts, consider how

your actions and/or statements

may be perceived, and if they

may potentially cast friends in a

negative light and/or embarrass

them.

• Use privacy settings to limit who

can view your posts and shares.

• When asking someone you don’t

know to be your friend, send

a short message explaining

who you are and why you’re

attempting to contact them.

Wafula JosphatIT Support Assistant

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Kindly tell us about yourselfMy name is Sophia Kimani, currently

the Production Planner for MRM Athi

River. This is a growth in my career,

having started at a low level. I am

positive, fast paced, prompt, able to

work under pressure, loyal and self-

driven.

When did you join the companyI joined MRM in 2007 as an intern then

later got employed in 2011.

What is your day to day roleMy major roles involves planning for

profiler shearing and accessories

production as per the sales

requirement and also profiling for

Kanban stocking both in-house and

from Mariakani. I liaise with Customer

Service and Sales team for proper

planning of raw material depending

on their requirements and also with

the execution team to implement

coils consumption. I give feedback

to Customer Service and Sales team

on their requirements status and the

processing plans in order to improve

lead time and OTIF.

I give a daily update of the stock of

coils available in all Service Centres

to the teams across MRM roofing for

update of their daily plans.

What are the skills needed for the roleGood planning and organizational

skills is a must as you may face

surprises e.g. out of stock Kanban

materials and distributors’ vehicles

are lining up for loading. Other key

skills are good analytical and problem

solving skills and keen attention to

details.

Sta� ProfileWhat is the most rewarding part of your jobWhen I see all the company’s

operations running smoothly e.g.

customers being served promptly

and machines busy profiling without

stoppages due to poor planning.

What is the most challengingWhenever there is no stock of painted

coils thus stalling normal operations.

What would you be doing if you hadn’t decided to follow this career path

I would be a counsellor, easing the

daily burdens a person faces would

give me peace and satisfaction.

How do you relax when you’re not at workI love travelling to di© erent places for

meditation.

Any last thoughtsProduction Planning is an integral

part in any business growth and

development as it brings about

customer satisfaction and loyalty to a

brand.

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Kindly tell us about yourself?My name is Henry Kiogora, I’m the

Colour Coating Line (CCL) Production

Engineer at Mariakani, a position I

took in October 2017. Before this, I

worked in the quality department as

a Quality Engineer. I’m very outgoing,

social and love interacting with

people. I love fostering teamwork

among people I interact and work

with. I’m a confident person, highly

motivated and full of desire to

achieve my goals. I respect other

people’s views and feelings. I’m

compassionate and kind in assisting

other people to the levels am able to.

I’m a great soccer fan, a fan of Arsenal

internationally and Gor Mahia locally.

Above all i’m a God fearing person.

When did you join the company?I joined MRM in March 2015.

What is your day to day role?My day to day role involve a lot of

activities including but not limited to,

supervising and motivating the entire

CCL sta© , ensuring full execution of

production orders, daily reporting

to management on matters needing

attention and those that a© ect quality

of product, safety and equipment

performance. I’m actively involved in

running the production line ensuring

reduction in operational costs and

minimising rejections plus ensuring

cleanliness of the line (5K) and safety

of everybody.

What are the skills needed for the roleThe most important factor is knowing

and understanding the colour coating

production process. Having this, you

are able to run the line and solve

problems that come with it. Due to

various challenges faced, you need

the whole team to be on board

therefore, you must be able to foster

team spirit, understand people and

know how to handle their issues

professionally not forgetting being

able to motivate them. Engineering

skills is a requirement to be able to

understand di© erent scenarios during

process and equipment functioning.

Many problems will be encountered

that require immediate action thus;

problem solving skills such as RCAs is

an added advantage.

What is the most rewarding part of your job?When we run the line with no safety

incidence, no stoppages, quality

production and production target is

achieved.

What are your biggest challenges?When we a have a production

problem and the line stops, the team

looks up to me to o© er a solution. The

nature of the problem may be new to

me and I may not know exactly what

to do but act like I know everything

and have an immediate solution just

to keep the team focused not to lose

hope.

What would you be doing if you hadn’t decided to follow this career path?Probably I would be in a hospital

now as a doctor. I was torn between

studying engineering or medicine.

Engineering is about transforming

things. Almost everything we use

every day has some engineering

background on how it was made and

to be in this field is the most fulfilling

job. This is why I love the engineering

profession.

How do you relax when you’re not at work?I love football especially EPL, almost

all weekends i’m watching football.

I love watching movies too and also

doing a lot of research work especially

on the line of my job.

Any last thoughtsHonesty and hard work pays. Also

as we work and pursue our career

paths, we should never forget those

who made us who we are today, our

parents back at home.

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What to Consider Before Buying a Car In Kenya

What to consider before buying a car in KenyaBuying a car is a big step for anyone

out there, it is therefore necessary

to ensure that the car you buy is the

best one you can get with the money

you have. There are important factors

to consider if you want to buy a car

in Kenya. These factors depend on

whether the car is used or brand new.

Factors to consider before you buy a used/second hand car:

1. The car body- check the body of

the car to see if the car has been

repaired. It will produce a sound

like it is padded. While there is

nothing wrong with a repaired

car, it is important that you don’t

buy a car that has undergone

an extreme makeover in terms

of repairs. This is because it will

only mean that there is more

than meets the eye.

2. The engine- watch out for any

serious damage on the engine.

You can do this by asking a

qualified mechanic to look at the

car’s engine or preferably take

the mechanic with you to the car

dealer. The mechanic will be able

to tell you the state of the engine

and whether you will need to

invest a lot of money to repair it.

3. Check for leaks- look for any

signs of oil or coolant leaks under

the car. Li¥ the hood of the car

and check for signs of leaking.

Check the fluids in the radiator

and the oil. If either is low it could

be due to leakage.

4. Car interior- there are cars you

get into and you wonder whether

a cat died in there. Check the

interior of the car you want to

buy. If it has stains or an awful

smell you can’t live with, look for

another car.

5. Test drive the car- this is one of

the most important things to do

when buying a used car. Get the

feel of the car. Ensure that the

engine warms up so that you can

hear whether the engine knocks.

Listen carefully to strange noises

which can be expensive to repair.

6. The price- once you have given

a car a “thumbs up”, it’s time

to negotiate the price with the

seller. It is important to consider

the amount of money you have

so ensure you negotiate with that

in mind.

HOW TO BUY A USED CAR IN KENYA SECURELY

Buying a used car is an easy way of

getting a car for your needs, especially

if you have a limited budget. Here

are some steps that you can take to

ensure that your purchase from a

vehicle seller in Kenya is authentic.

Take all the necessary measures to

avoid losing your money.

1. If you are buying from a Private

Seller, make sure you obtain

copy of the logbook (Proof of

ownership) from the owner.

2. Go to NTSA and, with a fee of

Ksh. 500/-, undertake a search

for the vehicle. This ensures that

the all duties has been paid in

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full. – Also to confirm that the car

has not been stolen or used for

something illegal.

3. Write an Agreement of Sale,

which will be signed by you, the

owner and a witness.

4. It is advisable to pay with a

banker’s cheque, which will in

turn act as a receipt.

5. Obtain a copy of the previous

owner’s PIN number and a copy

of his/her ID card (The more

information the better)

6. Fill the Log Book Transfer Form.

7. Go to NTSA to register the

changes on the logbook.

8. Pay the Purchase Tax and the

Transfer Fee at KRA.

9. Get your own car insurance.

Nowadays you can do some of

those activities online through

the E-Citizen Platform.

Factors to consider before you buy a new car in Kenya:

1. Determine your budget-the first

thing you need to consider when

buying a car is how much you

are willing to spend on it. Do

not forget to factor in the cost of

insurance.

2. Find out the dealers price-you

can use the internet to do this by

visiting di© erent car dealers’ sites

or you can ask the salesperson

directly. This will help you to

know how much you need to top

up and whether it is within your

budget.

3. Get the money in advance-if you

plan to buy the car using a loan

then ensure you get the loan first

before going for the test drive.

Compare car loans of di© erent

banks and choose the one that

best suits you.

4. Do research-this is why we have

internet. Get into those sites and

find out all you need to know

about cars and car dealers.

5. Take more than one test drive-

once you spot a car you like, take

it for a test drive to find out how

a new car looks, feels and drives.

Take the first test drive alone and

the second with other people.

6. Inspect your new car-before you

buy the car, give it a detailed

inspection both inside and out.

The next time you decide to buy a car

in Kenya, ensure you have the this

factors in mind.

Simon G. Maina

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How to Lose Stomach Fat

Losing stomach fat can be a nightmare, especially in a life where healthy eating, exercise,

and sleeping habits are constantly being challenged.

Let’s be realistic, losing stomach fat is probably one of the most common health and fitness goals in the world today. Having a slim and toned waistline is one of the biggest factors in a sexy and healthy physique.

Although it may seem impossible to achieve, there are a number of tricks to help you lose stomach fat and get that body you desire.

Here are tricks to lose stomach fat1. Drink a lot of Water – It’s an old

trick but it remains an important one! Water is a natural detox for

your body, and drinking lots of water helps keep you full and in balance.

2. Cut Down on Starch (carbs) – If you can reduce your carbohydrate intake by half i.e. (from 3 slices of bread to one), you’ll notice a huge reduction in stomach fat. Replace excess starch with things like nuts.

3. Reduce Your Sugar Intake – Sugar may seem okay on the outside, but many fat-free food choices are packed full of extra sugar. Once in the body, a lot of that sugar is stored as fat, especially when you’re not exercising as much as you should be.

4. Reduce Salt – Sodium may add

flavor to your food, but it also makes your body retain water, and this is especially noticeable around your waistline and stomach. Reducing your sodium intake is an easy way to flatten your belly!

5. Include Healthy Fats in Your Diet – Not all fats are bad. In fact, some fats like the omega-3 fatty acids enhance your metabolism and get you burning more stomach fat! They also help redistribute fat away from your midsection.

6. Cardio Workout –Cardiovascular exercise is best known to burn fats around your stomach. It’s an easy way to boost your fat-burning potential for most of the day, and you don’t have to do long and slow, you can go short time span but more intense.

7. Weight training – Weight training is one of the best ways to lose more stomach fat and firm it. Building lean muscle mass has a major impact on your metabolism. The more lean muscle you have, the greater your ability to burn fat and calories even when you’re not moving!

8. Get enough Sleep – Sleep has a bigger impact on your ability to burn stomach fat than you may think! A number of important hormones are regulated during sleep, including hormones related to hunger and cravings. To prevent yourself from throwing things out of balance, make sure you’re getting a good night’s sleep!

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Graduate Trainees for 2017

Joel KariukiMaintenance Mechanical

Kevin Cheruyiot Production CRM

Edith Ong’utiProduction Planning

Viola ChepngetichICT

Victor MutwiriMechanical

Moses Nzioka TimothySales

Purity WachiraSales

Davison ThomasQuality assuarance

Florence OdhiamboMarketing

Bonphace OgumaMechnical Maintence

Edwin OndigoProduction MCL

Suud AbryProduction CCL

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Baby

Speaker Musao MutungaShi� Technician

Vincent OholaTechnician

Steve Kabbis MakokhaShi� Engineer

Pamphylley OlukwaElectrical Engineer

Baby - Steve Mokaya JuniorParent - Bella Otieno

Allan MwangiTreasury Assistant

Job OchiengDesign Engineer

Nancy Atieno Receptionist

New Sta�

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