Akiberanu Enterprises is a general hardware and merchandise shop located in Kalobeyei. With the growing demand for educational materials, the owner also established a bookshop in Kakuma Camp 1 that caters to the educational needs of school-going children and local schools. With the support of the KKCF funding, Akiberanu Enterprises aims to provide carpentry and steel services after purchasing the required equipment, as well as marketing and promotion of these services. To facilitate the anticipated business expansion, Akiberanu Enterprises plans to purchase a Tuk-Tuk vehicle for transportation and delivery purposes.
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Nawi Rides Limited
Nawi Rides Limited is a taxi service provider based in Lodwar with a fleet of 15 vehicles. The company offers digital taxi services from their platform available on Play Store and AppStore platform where customers download and requests vehicle services. The company also offers motorcycle ride services, and courier services goods delivery services. With the support of the KKCF funding, Nawi Rides Limited will procure 6 additional fleet vehicles to serve the Kakuma – Kalobeyei area. The company will also set up an operation office in Kakuma.
Lifta Kenya Limited
Lifta Kenya Limited specializes in the sourcing, processing and bottling of mineral water. The company’s bottling facility is located in Kakuma Town, with plans to scale up its mineral water processing capacity and add a recycling component to address the environmental threat caused by discarded plastic bottles. With the support from KKCF, Lifta Kenya Limited will procure an auto-filling water machine and a polyethylene terephthalate plastic crushing machine that will play a key role in environmental conservation.
Silo Agrovet Limited
Silo Agrovet Limited specializes in the provision of high-quality animal health products and services, quality feeds, and extension services. The business has established 35 agents in Turkana North, West, and Central. Currently, agro-vets in the region source their products from as far as Nairobi. With the support from KKCF, Silo Agrovet Limited will procure and install livestock feeding mill equipment in Kakuma. The Kakuma operation is expected to raise demand for the company’s products and open the business to more agents and outlets.
Gatwech Tuach Gatlou
Gatwech Tuach Gatlou operates a retail shop in Kakuma Camp 1. His shop is part of the UN World Food Programme’s Bamba Chakula scheme, an electronic cash-based food assistance facility for refugees in the Kakuma-Kalobeyei area. Gatuech Tuach Gatlou also runs a banking agency that supports refugees acces to funds within the camp. With the support from KKCF, he will install solar power in the shop, increase the assortment of foodstuffs, renovate his outlets, and acquire refrigeration equipment.
Rama Beauty Parlour
Rama Beauty parlour provides cosmetology services to residents of Kakuma and Kalobeyei. Through KKCF assistance the business will expand into the provision of additional beauty services and also sell beauty product to the community on retail. This will go a long way in meeting the growing demand for cosmetology services.
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Neema Hotel
Neema Hotel provides meals and drinks to the residents of Kakuma town with a fast-food outlet. To meet the growing demand for restaurant services, the business with the assistance of KKCF funding intends to expand into butchery and grocery services.
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Abdulle Shop
Abdulle Shop provides consumable products to the residents of Kakuma camp mainly cereals and groceries. He is one of the contracting businesses by the World Food Programme (WFP) as a Bamba Chakula trader. Through KKCF funding the retailer intends to expand the business and restock with an additional variety of products to meet the growing demand for consumables and avail more products for the residents to have consumption choices.
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Naporoto Enterprises
Naporoto Enterprises provides consumable products to the residents and Inua Jamii program beneficiaries in Kalobeyei center. Through KKCF funding the retailer intends to expand the business by adding different varieties of products to meet the growing demand for consumables and avail more products for the residents to have consumption choices.
Steve King Bakers
Steve King Bakers provides unique products such as bread and buns (baked and fried) across Turkana County.
There is a huge population in Kakuma and Kalobeyei, since most bakers use traditional methods to bake, Steve King bakers fill the gap by meeting the need for quality baked goods in the county and in Kakuma Kalobeyei area, the bakery through the support of KKCF is improving its baking operation through the acquisition of modern equipment to increase productivity.
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