Thika Beauticians and Barbers form Association for economic empowerment.
Thika beauticians
and barbers have formed an association whose primary objective is to
help members to grow, expand and remain competitive in an increasingly complex
and evolving market.
Speaking at a Thika hotel during their first meeting, Thika Barbers
and Salons Association Chairman
Kennedy Lumbasi said that the association also offered them a collective voice to tackle the
challenges that they faced within their individual units as well as expose them
to a variety of business opportunities and resources.
“We have been so disintegrated
and disenfranchised to a point that most of our colleagues end up closing shop
due to various challenges. By coming together, we ease the burden by fighting
common challenges that keep on killing our businesses,” explained Lumbasi who
is the proprietor of Kenz Cutz Hair Clinic in Makongeni Thika.
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Chairman Kennedy Lumbasi making his maiden speech. |
Lumbasi added that
one of their agenda was to pool together resources in order to assist the
association buy goods in bulks and resell them to members at subsidised prices.
This way, they will be able to furnish their businesses with the requisite equipment
at very low costs.
He noted that one of
the main reasons salons and barber shops were failing was as a results of poor
managerial skills among their proprietors. To address this anomaly, Lumbasi
said that they had scheduled a series of seminars and workshops for capacity
building among its membership.
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A section of the membership that attending their first official general meeting. |
His sentiments were
echoed by Secretary General Humphrey Njenga who said that other than supporting
members grow financially, the group was also working to protect the public by
ensuring that their members upheld and maintained the professional health and
safety standards and policies of the barbering industry.
“Due to the services
that we offer, barbers and beauticians are among the most respected people. It
is our firm belief that our contribution in this industry will raise and
maintain the standards of the beauty industry not only in Thika, but also
countrywide,” said Njenga who is the proprietor of Thika Hair Art Masters.
“We are optimistic
that we will grow very fast and meet our goals. Membership to our association
is open to individual beauticians and barbers in Thika and beyond,’’ Njenga
concluded.
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