wazua Wed, Jul 23, 2025
Welcome Guest Search | Active Topics | Log In

15 Pages«<131415
Kenya ready for take off
hardwood
#281 Posted : Friday, July 13, 2018 10:56:43 AM
Rank: Elder


Joined: 7/28/2015
Posts: 9,562
Location: Rodi Kopany, Homa Bay
Sad that in a country with plenty of hides and skins, there are no locally made leather shoes. Even Bata stocks shoes made in India and China. Is turning animal skin to shoes rocket science?
Sansa
#282 Posted : Friday, July 13, 2018 6:20:27 PM
Rank: Member


Joined: 3/19/2013
Posts: 344
Kenya has a lot of potential but we do the least possible. Went to purchase safari boots the other day and on checking the inside, found that the insole does not cover the full length of the foot but gets to the arch and even that is not tapered down to where the shoe can be comfortable to wear. The rest of the interior was rough and nothing to impress anyone with. I was really disappointed by the poor quality and cannot imagine anyone wearing a shoe with no support or comfort to do safari like activities.
madhaquer
#283 Posted : Monday, July 16, 2018 12:05:11 AM
Rank: Member


Joined: 11/10/2010
Posts: 281
Location: Nairobi
masukuma wrote:
murchr wrote:
simonkabz wrote:
Addis has quite a number of top-end Italian shoe-makers. Unye tried to revive ours, sijui hiyo maneno ilifika wapi. The Thika one nowadays produces a stench that can be smelled from Juja and beyond.....labda tumegutuka pia.


Most people do not know what to do with their hide.

it's a matter of costs really... I remember my grand pa telling me how he will sell the mbuzi hide for like 15bob or 20 bob and I was thinking...what? why would anyone bother to lift a finger for such prices. Sijui bei imefika wapi these days but in today's economy you need to make it worth my while to come can drop hide at your place. Ama we just get some brokers/middle men who zunguka during weekends and christmas to pick all the smelly things and ship them to the tannery in the same way we have people who pickup milk.


I remember a conversation I had while drinking with an old man who had ventured into the business back in the 80's
The local hides industry mainly supplies Eastern Europe. The challenge he had was the quantities he ws required to deliver on behalf of East Africa (Mombasa) vs what he actually managed. They were quite low and the collecting ship was docking only once a year.

During this period, the poor fellow had to source, purchase, collect, sort and store the dry hides. After a couple attempts he gave up for more interesting ventures.

The real issue in the leather industry is awareness and support. There are very poor guidelines to butchers and livestock farmers on what to do with the hides. We have our local processing and manufacturing industries like Kariakoo which is probably what we deserve considering the efforts we put in promoting the industry.
masukuma
#284 Posted : Monday, July 16, 2018 3:21:35 AM
Rank: Elder


Joined: 10/4/2006
Posts: 13,822
Location: Nairobi
murchr wrote:
masukuma wrote:
murchr wrote:
simonkabz wrote:
Addis has quite a number of top-end Italian shoe-makers. Unye tried to revive ours, sijui hiyo maneno ilifika wapi. The Thika one nowadays produces a stench that can be smelled from Juja and beyond.....labda tumegutuka pia.


Most people do not know what to do with their hide.

it's a matter of costs really... I remember my grand pa telling me how he will sell the mbuzi hide for like 15bob or 20 bob and I was thinking...what? why would anyone bother to lift a finger for such prices. Sijui bei imefika wapi these days but in today's economy you need to make it worth my while to come can drop hide at your place. Ama we just get some brokers/middle men who zunguka during weekends and christmas to pick all the smelly things and ship them to the tannery in the same way we have people who pickup milk.


Those brokers could be the ones buying at 15/-. Come to think of it that could be a very good business

I don't know... if you chinja mbuzi at your place - would you be willing to keep the stinking hide around until a guy shows up with 15bob?
All Mushrooms are edible! Some Mushroom are only edible ONCE!
simonkabz
#285 Posted : Monday, July 16, 2018 11:20:25 AM
Rank: Elder


Joined: 3/2/2007
Posts: 8,776
Location: Cameroon
Nowadays hiyo ngozi tunakula. You treat it the same way you do to the head and matharigo. Tamu zaidi.
TULIA.........UFUNZWE!
Users browsing this topic
Guest
15 Pages«<131415
Forum Jump  
You cannot post new topics in this forum.
You cannot reply to topics in this forum.
You cannot delete your posts in this forum.
You cannot edit your posts in this forum.
You cannot create polls in this forum.
You cannot vote in polls in this forum.

Copyright © 2025 Wazua.co.ke. All Rights Reserved.