New products are the life blood of all organisations and driven by the Product Committee, it has always been a particular focus for D&S. Over the years the product range has grown hugely and we are proud of the many innovations we have introduced to our markets. The Dayliff initiative has been particularly successful with the pump product range being as wide as available anywhere and is now firmly established as the leading market brand that also includes many other products from our various other segments.
Expansion of the network of branches has been ongoing across the D&S group with five new branches opening in the last 2 months. D&S Rwanda under Country Manager James Ngugi has refurbished D&S Kigali and opened a branch in Remera, D&S Tanzania under MD Ben Munyao has opened new branches in Kibaha and Morogoro, and D&S Kenya under Executive Margaret Kuchio has opened in Vipingo and Kangundo Rd, Nairobi.
A briefing and feedback session was recently held at D&S Tatu to introduce digital Paygo platform DAYLIPA to interested partners. The innovation, which aims to provide D&S customers with flexible credit solutions, was jointly developed by D&S Group's Technical division under Director Philip Holi and fintech partner 4RDigital under CEO Dr Nick Hughes OBE.
Business Monthly magazine recently published a list of our 25 most influential CEOs, and 14 of those selected were women. So good news: in recent years, female representation on boards and in senior management positions in Kenya has been on a steady increase. Yet despite the significant gains made in the past decade or so, many organizations still lack substantial female representation at the senior leadership level.
Engineer Patrick Mufwoya is the new Managing Director of Davis & Shirtliff International, a subsidiary of Davis & Shirtliff Group, the oldest and leading water and energy company in Sub Saharan Africa. Mufwoya shared with True Golfer Plus his professional experiences and management skills that he is implementing to turn around Davis & Shirtliff and take it to the next level.
Looking back at 2022, it is striking how much the world is enduring. 45 million people in 43 nations globally continue to face the risk of starvation. Extreme weather conditions are more common as global temperatures soar, with the Horn of Africa experiencing an unprecedented drought: the worst in over 40 years. What’s more, 1 in 10 people on earth lack access to clean water.
As is always the case after the Festive season's holidays and celebrations, the new year seems to start sprinting and already we are in March! The first two months are particularly busy at D&S as we finalise the various new year routines and start executing the Annual Plan, an important tradition being its presentation to all staff to align them with Group priorities.