Enterprise Survey 2007
Kenya, 2007
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KEN_2007_ES_v01_M_WB
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Kenya-2007--full
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Data file: Kenya-2007--full data-1
Overview
Valid:
85
Type:
Discrete
Start:
1762
End:
2004
Width:
243
Format:
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Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| . | |
| Access to land very difficult Prices of land are very high | |
| Do transport only within Nairobi | |
| Do transportation only in Mombasa | |
| Do transportation only in Nairobi | |
| Do transportation only within Mombasa | |
| Does not believe at all in the court system | |
| Electricity include 54000 ksh for fueling generator | |
| Electricity is a major issue - Rent covers security | |
| Has contract with government (ex: policemen) | |
| Have their own bore hole due to insufficient water supply | |
| In 2006 production was reduced because of the bad cycle in textile industry | |
| In 2006 the company bought land. | |
| Indirect exports through EPZ | |
| Info on loan applications submitted and rejected are not available at the branch level | |
| Insufficient information on business loans is the main impediment to the business growth | |
| Islamic Faith - Objects to pay interest on money | |
| J1 It started as a self employment with no full-time employees | |
| J9-J10 Attend seminar on HIV/AIDS and discussion on possible solutions | |
| Lack of capital undermines the growth of the enterprise | |
| Largest retail in Kenya The only one with international recognition | |
| Low water expense because they have their own borehole | |
| Main place is owned - other places are rent | |
| Most enterprises in this sector operate without an operating licence | |
| Most enterprises operating do no have an operating licence | |
| No supply of electricity thus no cost | |
| Only supply cartons in Nairobi | |
| Poor road network | |
| Qk1k although owns the land no title deed issued | |
| Qk1k never registered for title deed | |
| Qk1k no title deed was given | |
| Security cost is a part of rental expenses | |
| Sometimes has loan from parent company Yako Wholesales Ltd | |
| The company deals with both retail and wholesale | |
| The establishment gets most of its supply from imports | |
| The land occupied is given by County Concil | |
| The railway line passing next causes a lot of losses/In some occasions their consighment has been damaged on crossing the railway line | |
| They have their own borehole | |
| They have to deal a lot with 3 axles law | |
| They pump water from a nearby river | |
| They spend over 15% on security-alarm systems lights watchmen cctv | |
| They use river water | |
| This branch has started in sept 2006 - Their equipment come from the other branches | |
| Unique establishment providing computers with internet for monthly leases. | |
| Use own transportation only in Mombasa - Currently on an expansion programme | |
| Van Leer EA became Greif Bros Coporation in 2001 | |
| company is an internet service provider and pay a lease on most of their equipment | |
| do transportation only within Nairobi | |
| electricity included in rent | |
| electricty included in rent | |
| future prospects include changing line of business to nail manufacturing | |
| g8 security is part of the rent | |
| i2k2 investors apply for renewed licenses in January the following year and if one misses to apply by sept they risk being taken to court that may in turn lead to getting the license after 8 or so months | |
| in 2003 had many more employees because were manufacturing coton Now they only manufacture bedsheets | |
| k1k no title deed issued | |
| manager in charge was not there when the land and building was acquired in 1960 hence did not have information relative to acquisition | |
| new ownership in 2005 | |
| nildeep is both wholesale and retail but mostly wholesale | |
| no collateral as large firm with good credit | |
| one branch is closed because raw material (wood) is a big problem | |
| one employee is a family member and is not paid | |
| only ships within Nairobi | |
| own borehole | |
| police ask them for bribes at almost every road block they pass | |
| poor infrastructure high cost of amenities poor realisation from exports | |
| problems include sourcing of raw materials and their quality as well as infrastructure ie poor roads high electricity and telecommunication charges | |
| q i1 the % is 0 because the senior manager do it on his own but delegates to other non-senior management employees | |
| qk1k although land is owned no deed was issued | |
| qk6 other reason is bad experience in the past as they took out a loan of 4 million and repaid 14million | |
| raw materials are a big problem a lot of competitors in the market no marketing of the products is done financial strain | |
| section L cost of purchases is low because they only deliver services-any purchases are made by the clients themselves | |
| ships only within Nairobi | |
| stopped manufacturing in 2006 and laid off most workers | |
| the business is established in a semi permanent house in kibuye open air market supoplying vegetables to traders schools and hospitals | |
| the company is collapsing and they have begun to close down Competition outside is too high and so is the cost of production | |
| their marketing levels are constrained by inadequate education of the top manager to the extent that they are not able to utilize available IT to market their wares internationally Also face competition from large investors in the same line of | |
| they do rain water harvesting | |
| they dont pay taxes to the government but intead pay bribes to the tax officials | |
| transport only within Nairobi | |
| transport within Nairobi only | |
| water is pumped from a nearby river, no cost of water |
Warning: these figures indicate the number of cases found in the data file. They cannot be interpreted as summary statistics of the population of interest.