COMPANY

PROFILE

DL Group Of Companies
P..O Box 22246-00505,
Nairobi, Kenya
+254 (0) 709 622000
Email: info@dlgroup.co.ke
www.dlgroup.co.ke
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The DL Group of Companies is one of East Africa’s most prolific and diverse
group of companies. Our business interests span the following five diffrent
industries:
1. Agribusiness
2. Real Estate
3. Energy
4. Special Economic Zones
5. Trading
INTRODUCTION

Our experience in each of these five areas is quite vast. It spans years in and
soe cases decades. Consequently, we are able to bring our vision of world
class exellence to bear in all these key areas that we work in.

Our Global Headquarters are in Kenya but we have opertaions in three other
regions as follows:
• Tanzania
• UAE
• United Kingdom

We are strategically expanding our products and services progressively into

these regions and other emerging markets such as Uganda, Ghana, Zambia
and others

Foudned by Dr. David Langat over 30 years ago in the mid-eighties. He

founded the company on a clear vision of building it into one of Africa’s
best Group of Companies upholding world class excellence. One of the
earliest businesses venture of the DL Group entailed export and import of
commodities like electronics and furniture. This was testament to Dr. David
Langat’s belief even back then that Africa needed to drastically expand its
market reach and trade with the world.

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Our Business Philosophy and

Values

At the DL Group, wehold our 3D values of Diligence,

Distinction, and Discipline close to our chests.
Together wit innovation, these values underpin
everything that we do. They have been forged over
the more than 30 years tha we have been in existence
and can be summarized as follows: If you stay focused
and keep walking
Diligence: We believe in the old fashioned hardwork
towards your goal,
that entails rolling up your sleeves and doing the very
best that you can. you will reach there
eventually.”
Disticntion: We belive that world class excellence
must be an intergral part of all our poducts and Dr. David Langat
services.

Discipline: We believe in the discipline to do the right

thing at the right time, in the best possible way.

Innovation: We believe in doing things innovatively

in new ways that haven’t been tried before. In order
to stay true to the tenets of innovation, we encourage
and nuture creativity amongst our staff and partners

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Vision
Africa’s time has arrived

Mission Statement
To be Africa’s most trusted group of companies and to
uphoId the vaIues of excellence plus distinction in all
our products and services.

DL Group
The DL Group of Companies is one of East Africa’s
most proIific and diverse group of companies. Our
business interests span the following five different
industries:

1. Agribusiness
2. Real Estate
3. Energy
4. Special Economic Zones
5. Trading

Our experience in each of these five areas is quite

vast. It spans years and, in some cases, decades.
Consequently, we are able to bring our vision of worId
cIass exceIIence to bear in all these key areas that we
work in.

Our Global Headquarters are in Kenya but we have

operations in three other regions as follows:

• Tanzania
• UAE
• United Kingdom

are strategically expanding our products and services

progressiveIy into these regions and other emerging
markets such as Uganda, Ghana, Zambia and others.

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AGRIBUSINESS
Tea Industry In Kenya & Tea industry in Tanzania

Tanzania Ikanga Tea Factory

This factory was established in 2012 in the Ikanga-
Tea industry in Kenya Lupembe area. Considering that it sources 100%
of tea from smallholder farmers, it has been able
DL Koisagat Tea Estate to empower farmers and thus create sustainabIe
Nestled in the rolling hills of Nandi County IiveIihoods.
is DL Koisagat Tea Estate. It constitutes a
tea estate and factory that is perched at Luponde Tea Factory
the top of a hiII, according visitors a scenic It is Iocated at the scenic Livingstone mountains in
view of the surrounding tea plantations. southwest Tanzania. Founded in 1954 and covering
over two thousand hectares, this is one of the largest
DL Kapchebet Tea Factory and oldest tea estates.
This tea factory is located in Kericho, with
no tea farm of its own. It relies 100% for Mufindi Tea and
its green leaf supply from the small-scale We produce unique,
Coffee Factory
farmers in its catchment area. high quality agribusiness
This is one of
products that are sold locally,
Tanzania’s leading
DL Kaptel Tea Factory regionally and around the
tea producers that
This factory is located in Kaptel Location, world. Our tea, milk, wheat
buys a substantial
Nandi County. It aIso works very cIoseIy and maize are already ranked
part of its tea
with the farmers that are in its catchment amongst the best. Our tea
from smallholders
area. factories are found in Kenya
through an
and Tanzania where we
elaborate out
employ hundreds and support
grower extension
thousands of livelihoods.
scheme.

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Rift Valley Solution Tea Factory

The DL Group Tanzania Head Office is
based here. Also located here is a blending
plant and warehousing factory.

Kibena Tea Factory

This tea factory serves Lihogosa Estate
and Itaubo Estate. An ultra-modern
Tausi Tea Factory
dairy unit has
Located in northern Tanzania, this tea been established
factory is also a key part of the DL Group consisting of the
family in Tanzania.
zero-grazing unit,
Stone Valley Tea Company Ltd dip, milking unit and
Stone Valley Tea Company is also a critical the processing unit.
part of the DL Group family in Tanzania.

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DL DAIRY
The project intends to establish a high-quality breed are continuously imported in phases to ensure
milk product processing facility with the continuity and efficiency.
capacity to produce more milk from high
quality milk producing farmers in the region. The DL Farm also specializes in the production of
more than 1000 metric tons of high-quality wheat and
DL Farms 800 metric tons of maize destined for the markets in
Africa and beyond. High quality animal feeds including
DL Farms is pasture-based, beyond the fodder, pasture and concentrates is also produced
organic farm. We are in the business of within the DL. Farms for own consumption and
producing clean, wholesome, and healthy surplus soId to the IocaI markets at a competitive rate.
food for people who want to
have the satisfaction of knowing
“All our dreams can DL Dairy
their farmer and where their
food comes from. It consists come true if we This company has hundreds of
of 1,000 acres under crop and have the courage to high grade imported Friesian
500 acres under Iivestock. The pursue them.” cows for milk. This herd is
DL. Group has aIso invested being expanded to thousands
Walt Disney.
in more than 2000 acres of of Holstein Friesian cows
Iand earmarked for the dairy imported from Holland.
and beef Iivestock production. The farm
employs modern farming methods to DL Wheat and Maize Farms
ensure high yields to secure good profits.
An uItra–modern dairy unit has been The company also grows maize, wheat and silage for
established consisting of the zero-grazing sale and its own use. The farm sits on a large tract of
unit, dip, milking unit and the processing land that stretches for tens of acres
unit. In this project, 1000 exotic dairy

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REAL ESTATE
In the same vein of excellence, our real estate
ventures have already produced and are still
Residential
producing some of Kenya’s best ever malls,
Villas in Karen - The DL Group is constructing highly
cities, hotels and residential houses. Our Malls
luxurious yet highIy affordabIe viIIas in Karen, one
and Cities include: Nyali Centre, Olympia City
of East Africa’s most excIusive, rustic and urbane
and The Ravines.
residential estates.

Malls and Cities Thika Road Apartments - In an expansion of its

residential real estate, the DL Group is constructing
Nyali Centre - Nyali Centre is the feather
exceptional, modern apartments in the in-demand
in the cap of Mombasa’s real estate. As the
Thika Road location.
coastal city’s premier shopping mall, it is a
hub of business and sociaI activity at the
coast.
Hotels
Sunrise Resort Hotel, Spa & Apartments - This exquisite
Olympia City - Located in the DL Group’s
hotel is located at Nyali’s serene neighborhood. It has
Special Economic Zone in Eldoret, Olympia
comfortable, spacious rooms whose scenic views give
City will be home to hotels, a shopping
them a very quiet and relaxing atmosphere.
mall, local and international schools,
entertainment and recreational areas, a
Kitengela Hotel - Set in the heart of Kajiado County
state-of-the-art hospital, modern hotels
and named after the biggest town in the County, this
and up to 4,000 residential units.
hotel is only thirty kilometers from Nairobi and 130
kilometers from the Tanzania border.
Ravine City - This is another one of DL
Group’s premier real estate project that
seeks to establish a city where homes,
businesses and industries will thrive.

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The Pearl Hotel, Eldoret - Like the pearl

that it is named after, this hotel is truIy
precious. It is convenientIy Iocated in the
tranquiI environs of Kapsoya, which is Iess
than four kilometers from Eldoret Town.

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TRADING
We have numerous companies that trade in Construction
diverse products and services. This has given DL Prime & Machinery Supplies Ltd
us critical experience in a broad range of East
Africa’s economy This company is invoIved in the procurement and
suppIy of aII types of civiI works machinery, leasing of
DL Home and Business machinery for construction and civiI works, project
Furnishings civiI works and actuaI construction.

DL Home and Business Furnishings was Insurance

one of the earIiest ventures of the DL Niconat Insurance Brokers
Group. It deaIs in the trading of aII types of
furniture for offices and households. As more and more Kenyans take insurance covers,
“DL Furniture’s stocks a wide array of the insurance industry is set to experience a business
unique, modern, vintage, contemporary, uptake. The DL Group has positioned itself to be part
orientaI and cIassic products for home and of this growth through Niconat Insurance Brokers, a
office” company that deaIs in aII types of insurance covers,
and for all classes of insurance.
The switch to green energy is informed
by the country’s Vision 2030 roadmap Fire Management & Security
on energy sufficiency, the unreIiabiIity Systems
of hydro– eIectric power generation Firefox Kenya
occasioned by unreliable rainfaII patterns,
the avaiIabiIity of soIar readiIy in the Fire can destroy in a matter of minutes a business
tropics and the expenses associated enterprise that has taken years to build. Although
with dieseI generated power. With this history is replete with exampIes of heroic individuaIs
investment, we expect to bridge who rebuiIt their businesses from ashes after fire

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razed it down, prevention of that fire from analyzing, designing, managing and maintaining some
happening in the first pIace shouId be of the most complex and interconnected security
criticaI for aII businesses. systems in the world.

Magal Security Systems Airline Industry

Djet Limited
n full compliance to the digital age and
business innovation, the DL Group Djet is an Executive heIicopter company based
has teamed up with MagaI to provide in Nairobi but serving the entire East Africa. It
integrated security systems. Magal is quite speciaIizes in executive heIicopter traveI within
a strategic partner because it is a market the East African region. It has a modern fleet of
leader in this sector. heIicopters that are flown by highly experienced
pilots together with a competent and pIeasant inflight
It is a Ieading internationaI provider team.
of soIutions, services and products for
physicaI security, cyber security, plus
safety and site management. For more
than 50 years, this company has been

“At the DL Group, we are

strong believers that
the sun is not just for
drying clothes – it is also
for lighting our homes,
cooking our food and
powering our industries.”
Dr. David Langat, Chairman, DL Group.

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DJet LIMITED
Our commitment lies in giving our clients a
joyful takeoff and pleasant journey that meets
both their needs and expectations. In order to
do this, we do not just assume that we know
what you need.

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ENERGY
In a world of increasing energy needs and low
supply of the same, we have stood up to be
Solar Power
counted. We are now poised to be one of the The sun is shining bright in the DL Group’s solar
biggest suppliers of solar energy in Eastern projects. We are currently engaged in an ongoing 94
and Central Africa. MW Project with an investment of USD 170 Million.
Once complete, this will be the largest solar plant in
The switch to green energy is informed East and Central Africa, covering an area spanning
by the country’s Vision 2030 road-map hundreds of Acres.
on energy sufficiency, the unreliability
of hydro- electric power generation Geothermal
occasioned by unreliable rainfall patterns,
the availability of solar readily in the Kenya is one of the leading geothermal producers
tropics and the expenses associated in the world. The DL Group is playing a role in this
with diesel generated power. With this production of much needed renewabIe energy by
investment, we expect to bridge the power deveIoping a geothermal plant in Western Kenya.
production gap which has not met the
power demand for both industries and
households.
East Africa’s energy needs are growing by the day. According
to a World Bank Report, electricity access rate in Kenya is
With this investment,
the highest in East Africa standing at 56 percent, compared
we expect to bridge to Tanzania at 32.8 percent, Rwanda at 29.37 percent,
the power production Uganda at 26.7 percent and Burundi at 7.5 percent. This
gap which has not met data is clearly indicative of the glaring electricity gaps in the
region. The DL Group has tahen decisive and consequential
the power demand for steps to fill this gap in fairly substantial fashion.
both industries and
households.
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SPECIAL ECONOMIC ZONES

We have numerous companies that trade in The SEZ industries that will become fully operational
diverse products and services. This has given under AEZ include:
us critical experience in a broad range of East • Textile
Africa’s economy • Timber
• Leather
Special Economic Zones • Chemical
• Construction materials
FinaIIy, we are the first private company to • Agro-processing
be awarded Kenya’s first SpeciaI Economic • ICT
Zone (SEZ) Iicense to deveIop and operate • Pharmaceuticals
an SEZ. This SEZ is based in Eldoret where • Electronics
we are already in the process of building • Energy-based
an industrial hub and business park that • Machinery and engineering
will create thousands of jobs. We are also • Fast moving consumer goods
setting up a Special Economic Zone in
Tanzania. This will upscaIe SEZ benefits
across the East African region.

All these industries together with others wiII be prime beneficiaries of the Africa Economic
Zones intenseIy conducive business environment. Africa Economic Zone (AEZ) has been licensed
in accordance to Special Economic Zones Act 2015. The purpose of this Act is to provide for
the establishment of Special Economic Zones, the promotion and facilitation of global and local
investors plus the development and management of enabling environment for such investment.
This is exactly what AEZ has done in its massive Eldoret premises. DL Group has proceeded full
throttle with developing the vast land into what will become a thriving industrial hub and business
centre.

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MESSAGE FROM THE DL

GROUP CHAIRMAN
Over the years, it has given me immense pleasure to build the DL Group of Companies
into a world class brand. Consequently, the Africa Economic Zone was born, making it
Kenya’s first ever privateIy run speciaI economic zone.

Known as AEZ PearI River, this speciaI economic zone caters for a multitude of
industries from different sectors of the economy including textiles, agro-processing,
chemical and construction.

Plans are already in place for phases two and three comprising of a science and
technology park together with Olympia City, mixed-use deveIopment that wiII be
home to hoteIs, a shopping mall, local and international schools, entertainment and
recreational areas, a state of the art hospital, modern hotels and up to 4,000 residential
units.

I am very passionate about the pIight of young people in Africa and I am committed to
ensuring that the DL Group continues creating sustainabIe IiveIihoods for them.
Our business partnerships cut across three continents and incIude both private and
pubIic sector players.

Indeed, our partnerships are a great testament to the endless possibilities that can be
achieved when private sector pIayers join hands with the government in promoting
economic growth and reducing poverty in deveIoping countries.

I welcome you to join me as we continue in this quest to nurture world class excellence
and become the best known, most successful innovative Group of Companies in East
Africa and eventuaIIy the entire Africa.

Dr. David Langat, DL Group Chairman.

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DL Group Of Companies
P..O Box 22246-00505, Nairobi, Kenya
+254 (0) 709 622000
Email: info@dlgroup.co.ke
www.dlgroup.co.ke

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