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After living in the United States for many years, four Kenyan immigrants joined hands six years ago to establish one of the fastest-growing freight companies in the country.
The four; Alex Karundu, Michael Njenga, Herbert Lang'at and Bernard Lang'at formed Seagate Holdings LLC in 2014 through a partnership.
The Dallas-headquartered company has grown from operating three trucks to a fleet of more than 300 hundred today.
Speaking during an interview with Kenyan journalist Alex Chamwada, who produces a TV program called Daring Abroad, the four partners said their aim is to become the largest African-owned freight company in the US.
The four originally moved to the US more than 20 years ago for further studies.
Each of the four partners holds an executive position in the company. Mike Njenga is the Seagate's President and is in charge of business development.
Alex Karundu is the director of risk management,Herbert Lang'at is the director of operations while Bernard Lang'at is the chief finance officer.
The company has five major subsidiaries; Seagate Freight, Dolphin Carriers, Neptune Trucking, Dolphin Brokerage, and Dolphin Fulfillment Warehousing.
Seagate has a workforce of 340, with a majority of it comprising immigrants from the East African region.
The company is currently working on a plan to offer delivery services to Kenyans who purchase items from US online shops.
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Hongereni sana Wakenya kwa kufikia kiwango kama hiki kwenye biashara yenu nzuri nchi ya Marekani.
Heko kwa Wakenya wenzangu. Nifahamu bila kubonyeza kope za macho yangu kwamba, Wakenya wakishikana mikono Marekani waweza kupiga hatua kubwa kufikia ufanisi mkubwa. Najivunia nionapo haya. Msitenganishwe na sera za Raila, Kalonzo, Wetangula, Mudavadi, Joho, Uhuru na Ruto za kuleta chuki za ukabila ili waweze kugharamia maisha yao ya kifahari ya tangu utotoni. Endeleeni kujiamini na kuaminiana, kusemezana semezana, kuhojiana hojiana, kutokuwa wasiri siri, kutema tema dalili za tamaa na ujuaji, kuridhika na kidogo kile kila mmoja wenu anakipata, kutafuta ujuzi na njia kabambe kutoka makampuni mengine ya uchukuzi ambayo yamekuwa katika biashara hio kwa miaka na dahari. Katika kiketi cha roho, hongera ndugu zangu.
This is motivating unlike the usual stories of corruption and misery stories. Congratulations to our brothers and sisters who are claiming their dreams in the diaspora. I know there are more and wish Chamwada can make an effort to report more of these stories.
This is motivating unlike the usual stories of corruption and misery stories. Congratulations to our brothers and sisters who are claiming their dreams in the diaspora. I know there are more and wish Chamwada can make an effort to report more of these stories.
@Jeff Koinange, what is your take on this. You are always telling Kenyans that those is diaspora all work in group homes.
Very nice, great job indeed and congratulations for the job well done! I'm glad to see my fellow Kenyans creating employment in the land of the free and home of the brave. Their success is a clear demonstration of bravery and willing to take calculated risks. Well done.
Very inspirational and encouraging I hope our so called brothers working for them would not betray them. With selfish ambitions and I hope our so called journalists and media will not start giving too much information to destroy our heroes in the USA
Hat off ndugu zetu.
From 3 tracks to 300 tracks !Well done Kenyan quartet.If it can be done here,surely it can be replicated in Kenya.One thing that stands out from the clip is that these fellows play by the book,and they follow the American laws to the T.
These are the kind of guys who should be holding seminars in Kenya on how to do business in affair manner.Yes they may be in the tracking business,but their experience in running it can teach one or two things to other fields.
Keep up the good work.Team work always wins.
These are the kind of guys who should be holding seminars in Kenya on how to do business in affair manner.Yes they may be in the tracking business,but their experience in running it can teach one or two things to other fields.
Keep up the good work.Team work always wins.
From 3 tracks to 300 tracks !Well done Kenyan quartet.If it can be done here,surely it can be replicated in Kenya.One thing that stands out from the clip is that these fellows play by the book,and they follow the American laws to the T.
These are the kind of guys who should be holding seminars in Kenya on how to do business in affair manner.Yes they may be in the tracking business,but their experience in running it can teach one or two things to other fields.
Keep up the good work.Team work always wins.
These are the kind of guys who should be holding seminars in Kenya on how to do business in affair manner.Yes they may be in the tracking business,but their experience in running it can teach one or two things to other fields.
Keep up the good work.Team work always wins.
Good job our people, fantastic !
Very empowering! A true testimony that you can invest yourself majuu and spread it over to motherland.
It lightens my heart to see black owned businesses flourishing. Kenyans can partner and do big things.
@maxiley i doubt they OWN all the 300 trucks??I can guarantee you that most of those trucks ni either pple bring their own trucks then wanawapatia jobs but i stand to b collected.Otherwise bravo bravo n thumbs up to this guys.Atleast i know 2 of them.
@ Mkenya Halisi,the more ithink abour it,the more I like your input.They have a dispatch center for many trucks .Essentially they :"service" more than 300 trucks through their company.
More power to all. A very positive story. Kenyans are known for working very hard in the USA and in Kenya. Congratulations are in order. Keep on trucking.
Good job.
But but hold on and let's clear this straight.
They dispatch 300 trucks. They do not own 300 truck.
That the true statement.
Owners or people who owns trucks register with their company for dispatch services.
I worked with them before.
For once, I will agree with @Halisi. The Concept of Independent Contractors is not familiar to Kenyans, and I don't think that even Chamwada can be able to explain it, if he has never lived, and worked in the US.
@ Settled Normad,its called lazy journalism.I am sure he at least knows how to ask ',Do you own all these 300 trucks"? May be the response was we are responsible for over 300 truck,and Chamwada took that to mean they own them.And the quartet did not have time or deemed it necessary to educate him...
Hehehehe am very sure they told chamwada they own the 300 trucks u guys know how majuu folks want to b recognised that they r doing better.But it's good to tell the truth thou?I know lots of kenyans who owns 1or 2 trucks n have contracts all over kutafuta mizigo yakusafirisha.But the guys r doing great things hata kama hizo trucks zote sio zao.Its good to see kenyans doing well in other jobs.Unanjua wengi wamezoea kazi ya nursing or disability.
All that glitters is not gold. These guys are not paying their drivers, it was all a charade. This company is going down under very soon.
Good job our Brothers Thats what Brought Us hear in USA lets Emullate them And Venture into various field