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Kenya Discussion / Re: Biashara sio mchezo.
« Last post by Githunguri on April 24, 2024, 10:32:00 AM »You know some of it.
Mine is ballast/kokoto - not machine cut stones.
Yes it capital intensive - but once we figure out the market - it will bring money.
My friend my early pensions was something - unjpsf dont pay small money donge.
I already owned a tipper and two trucks - in my failed transport business.
I bought chinese crushing line - so far so good.
Yes, it very involving job.
Let see how far we go with this.Fake story
Having spent many years in construction,Ballast and machine cut quarries in Kajiado and machakos China wuyi, Kays, aristo, mugoya, suraya, blue stone, rajani start production at 4AM in the morning.Some produce overnight because it's a Volume business.
In the ballast and stone production business,the driver loader operator and other labourers are paid on a daily basis between 1000-2000 per day,No work No pay...These people work hand in hand with brokers and tipper drivers.Although they drink changaa/Makali..they are very effective.no work no pay,they don't mess up.very disciplined chaps.
I don't see how someone who used to earn 1MN salary per month would venture in stone production business at 40 years.It just proves low IQ.very stressful unless you are doing money laundering.
Land leasing cost 5MN plus,Machine 5MN plus (chinese crusher 5MN or European crusher 10MN) licensing and other production related costs (pickup welding machine store power installation) another 5MN,It means the start up cost are over 15MN.
I haven't factored the wheel loader for loading or clearing another 5MN and excavator which would cost 5MN+..but if it's a small start up you would hire them and pay the owner 1000 bob per every tipper loaded.
To make matters worse,the cost of soil excavation before you hit main rock.
Such a business requires investment from stolen GOK taxes not hard earned money.
The last time you claimed to be in Europe earning 1MN per month.If you deduct income tax and social insurance plus rent,utilities and food,you are left with a net of about 300K monthly.Even if you worked there for 10 years,I would cap you to less than 50MN savings.
I think the transport business was a bit better,you were able to sell the trucks,as for mining selling the Chinese crusher or even recovering the cost of leasing the land is almost to impossible.
Your story doesn't add up.Infact for a Ballast business to make money,you need to get 18tonne 2523 Tata from Tata Kenya 0 mileage and supply kokoto everywhere from simple mjengo to rhombus alliance kings brokers etc etc.