The Sameer Group of Companies, commonly referred to as the Sameer Group, is a large conglomerate, based in Kenya, with operations and subsidiaries in neighboring African countries.
Sameer Africa PLC is a public limited company first incorporated in Kenya in 1969 as Firestone East Africa Limited. The company’s principal business is the importation and sale of tyres and allied products and the letting of investment property. We operate primarily in Kenya, with tyre operations in Tanzania, Uganda and Burundi.
Sameer Africa PLC is 72.15% owned by Sameer Investments Limited, a leading economic force in East Africa with over thirty years’ experience in Kenya’s industrial and economic development and a provider of direct and indirect employment for over 30,000 people.
Type | Private |
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Industry | Finance, construction, manufacturing, logistics, distribution |
Headquarters | Nairobi, Kenya |
Key people
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Naushad Merali, Group Executive Chairman[1] |
Products | Banks, dairy products, tires, software, transportation |
Website | Sameer Africa |
The group is involved in industries including: agriculture, manufacturing, distribution, high-tech, construction, transport and finance. The company’s offices are located in Nairobi, the capital city of Kenya, and the largest metropolitan area in that country. The shares of stock of some of the group’s subsidiaries are listed on the Nairobi Stock Exchange.[2]
Subsidiary companies
As of May 2014, the Sameer Group subsidiaries include, but are not limited to the following companies:[3]
- Sasini Tea & Coffee, Nairobi, Kenya
- Sameer Agriculture & Livestock Limited, Kampala, Uganda – Dairy Processing (Sold to Brookside Dairies in May 2015).[4]
- Sameer Industrial Park Limited, Nairobi, Kenya
- Sameer Business Park Limited, Nairobi, Kenya
- Sameer Africa Limited, Nairobi, Kenya – Manufacture of tires. Formerly “Firestone East Africa Limited[5]
- Ryce East Africa Limited, Nairobi, Kenya
- Yansam Motors Limited, Nairobi, Kenya
- Swift Global Kenya Limited, Nairobi, Kenya
- Kenya Data Networks Limited, Nairobi, Kenya – Information Technology Company
- Infocom Limited, Kampala, Uganda – Internet Service Provider
- Eveready East Africa Limited, Nairobi, Kenya – Manufacture of batteries
- Ryce East Africa – Engineering Division, Nairobi, Kenya
- Equatorial Commercial Bank, Nairobi, Kenya
- Equatorial Investment Bank Limited, Nairobi, Kenya
- Savanna Coffee Lounge, Nairobi, Kenya
- VLCC East Africa, a joint venture with VLCC of India, specialized in healthcare, fitness and wellness.
Sameer Group Contacts
Telephone: +254 020 3962000
Mobile: +254 730 156 222
Fax: +254 020 3962888, 533440
Mombasa/Enterprise Road Junction,
P.O. Box 30429 – 00100,
Nairobi, Kenya.
customercare@sameerafrica.com