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Barbedos Group is an emerging conglomerate rapidly expanding it businesses with emphases on economical sensitive projects, goods and service delivery that touches human life.   Barbedos Group was founded in 2002 and registered as an indigenous group of companies in Nigeria in conformity with requirements of the Companies and Allied Matters Act (CAMA) of 1990 as amended.   The Organization has a highly qualified manpower and specialized infrastructure that can overcome large business magnitude across West African Region and beyond. The group is well capitalized and is a privately held business enterprise.   Its diverse business portfolio comprises of a serious commitment and involvement in the following sectors of the economy: Automobiles, Fertilizer and Chemical for Agricultural development, Oil and Gas, Electrical and Electronics appliances.   BARBEDOS GROUP comprises of:  Barbedos Ventures Limited  Enigma limited  Sky limit International Limited  Enigma Oil Services Limited  Barbedos Oil and Gas Services Limited  Barbedos Cars Limited  Skylimit Jet and Charter Services Limited  Barbedos Group is owned by Aihaji Kashim Bukar Sheltima and Family.  Since the founding of the Barbedos Group from 1986 to date, the group has grown into an enviable conglomerate that can hold it’s own anywhere in the world. A clear leader in chosen markets with significant investments spanning from Oil and Gas, Aviation, Cars / Automobiles, Agriculture, Chemicals and International Trading.    In AVIATION, we recently took delivery of the aviation industry jewel, BOMBARDIER LEAR JET 45 XR. By the end of the year 2007, we will be taking delivery again of another industry acclaimed aircraft HAWKER 900 XP to augment our CHARTER SERVICES division. We plan to develop into a fully equipped aviation service delivery company in Nigeria.    In our CARS/AUTOMOBILE division, we are delighted to announce our group’s acquisition of 35% equity stoke in the shares of Volkswagen Nigeria which will soon be reengneerd and structured towards the assembling of variousmodels of trivialized Volkswagen cars from our Lagos plant.    As part of our group’s specialized business, we are privileged to be suppliers of armored cars to the various ministries in Federal Government of Nigeria including the EFCC Nigeria.    Today, the Barbedos Group is positioned for leadership as a resilient conglomerate through sheer hard work, dedication and loyalty of its staff and a solid client base. A clientele that has the utmost trust in our performance.    We as innovative, creative and competitive people, have invested in skilled manpower and modern ICT technology that guide our business processes which we continuously keep improving to maintain our policy of quality service delivery.    Our vision as a responsible people is also to understand the responsibility of our Group as a whole to the nation and humanity. That is why we believe in giving only the best of our products and services to the society. 

Yaya Towers forms part of a commercial development 5km from Nairobi City Centre. Yaya Towers consists of 70 serviced and furnished apartments for short and long term rental. Services Wireless and wired internet DVD, CD and MP3 player Furniture and equipment Twice weekly change of bed linens # Daily change of towels Airport transfer Baby cots Extra beds Personal Safes Welcome pack on arrival 24 hour reception 24 hour security # 24 hour satellite television (27 channels) 6 days a week maid service High speed internet cyber room. Business Service Dry Cleaning pickup / delivery service Shoe Shine Car Wash Underground & above ground parkingYaya Maasai MarketThe Maasai of Kenya have preserved a rich culture in the manner in which they dress, live and even eat. The Kamba, Luo, Kisii, Kikuyu , Luhya among others have a variety of carvings that define their love for beauty. Yaya Towers Limited in an effort to bring these vast cultures closer to its shoppers holds the Yaya Maasai Market. Away from the hassle and bustle of the city centre this market offers a huge range of Kenyan made curious, carvings, artifacts, ethnic fashion, jewelry, gifts etc in a friendly, safe and clean environment. The Yaya Maasai Market is held every Sunday starting 9.00 am – 5.30 pm. This is definitely one spot that one should not miss on a Sunday afternoon. The Maasai market compliments the shops at the center giving the shoppers an opportunity to do the rest of their shopping on a Sunday afternoon at Yaya. Yaya offers great variety from Gift/Cards/Books, Fashion, Sportswear & Equipment, Shoes, Jewelry & Accessories, Music, Art & Drawing, Travel Agents, Entertainment, Groceries, Services, Electrical goods, Home ware and Kitchen ware, Florists, Health and Beauty to Restaurants and Believes. 

Founded in Mombasa in 1972, The Tamarind Group owns and operates some of the most successful restaurants and leisure operations in Africa. The group focuses on its original mission of continually improving the quality and value of its services, developing an excellent morale amongst its employees and maintaining a superior level of social and environmental awareness. The Tamarind Group has all Kenyan shareholders who have hands on participation in a variety of enterprises. Tamarind has maintained standards of food and service which rank among the best to be found anywhere in the world. The restaurants have received excellent reviews in the foreign press - notably from publications such as the International Herald Tribune, the Los Angeles Times, Gourmet Magazine and Restaurant Magazine among others.

With the huge demand for Tanzanites, Diamonds and Gem Stones internationally, we now specialise in these rare and beautiful stones. The demand far exceeds supply. However, we are in the most fortunate position of being able to supply very good quality stones. The hardness of these gems is 6.5 to 7 on the Mohs Scale of hardness, the same as Peridot, Jasper, Chalcedony and Tiger's Eye. Care should be taken wearing rings made-up with Tanzanites. Earrings and pendants set with Tanzanites are not subject to the same wear and tear as rings, but should also be carefully looked after as well.  COLOUR: Blue/Violet or Violet/Blue. Actually there are 3 colours and flashes of red may be seen. REFRACTIVE INDEX: 1.691 to 1.700. CERTIFICATES: Each Tanzanite is supplied with a Certificate of Authenticity. Each certificate shows Cut, Colour, Clarity and Caratage.

Vega Software Ltd. is a leading business-to-business solution provider in Eastern Africa. We create IT systems in close collaboration with our clients in order to achieve a solution reflecting their specific requirements, needs and wishes. Vega Software Ltd. is authorised partner for Microsoft Dynamics NAV, TARGIT BI Suite and MicroWorld products. Our head Office is located on ABC Place, Waiyaki Way in Nairobi, Kenya.VEGA Software Limited is committed to providing performance improving administrative solutions and information systems based on state-of-the-art information technology. We focus on servicing leading organisations within the sectors that are most vital to African economies, i.e. the public sector, agriculture, travel & tourism, manufacturing and development aid.Vega Software is based in Nairobi, Kenya, but has implemented IT solutions all over Africa including Eritrea, Ghana, Lesotho, Malawi, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia. VisionWe want to be a leading business-to-business IT solution provider in Eastern Africa, offering best-of-breed solutions and services that will enable our clients to optimise the efficiency and quality of their operations.We will achieve this through honest and ethical business and marketing methods and a good working environment attracting the best IT professionals.We aim at expanding our client base within medium- and large-size organisations and extending our area of operation through collaboration with partners in other parts of Africa.ApproachVega Software focuses on creating IT systems in close collaboration with our clients in order to achieve a solution reflecting their specific requirements, needs and wishes. This involves close interaction with the clients and presentation of different versions of the system(s) with increasing functionality, i.e. using a prototyping approach. This approach has the advantage of giving the client the highest possible influence on the final product.Software is our speciality but - to optimise customer service and satisfaction - we also believe in a one-stop-shop approach, integrating a range of products and services and we can, for instance, also provide state-of-the-art hardware solutions via our network of partners. Vega Software is dedicated to continuously observe the global trend within Information Technology and provide our clients with the latest technology and state-of-the-art solutions. We offer services within a wide spectrum of IT disciplines, including: Systems DevelopmentVega Software is offering development of tailor-made systems using different software tools. Key characteristics of our system development projects are a high degree of collaboration with the clients and a structured approach in all phases of the system development process, from analysis and design to system implementation.We have experience within many different software platforms and programming languages, and through our background and experience we can easily adapt to new platforms when required.IT Strategy and ConsultancyIT solutions generally provide significant improvements in productivity and efficiency. Unfortunately, there are examples of IT-projects that have gone wrong, creating frustrations and huge costs without giving any real benefits - sometimes, such projects are simply shelved and the customers end up one bad experience richer but a lot of money poorer.The main reasons for such disasters are lacking understanding of possibilities, insufficient needs assessment, a forced development and roll-out schedule and insufficient training of users, i.e. poor planning and poor implementation.Fortunately, there are far more success stories, where the IT-provider and the customer have taken the time to analyse, explain and understand the customer's needs - i.e. the organisation and procedures to be supported by the IT-system - and the opportunities provided by IT to change/optimise the organisation and the procedures. An analysis and design phase is, therefore, an integral part of Vega Software's implementation methodology.The best results are normally reached when the customer understands that IT is more than a tool to simply make existing operations more efficient - IT provides completely new ways of doing business, thereby improving customer satisfaction and creating significant competitive advantages. e-commerce is one such example, revolutionising the way we do our daily purchases; in the very near future, a major part of both business-to-business and consumer trade will be done electronically. Suppliers, who do not understand this, are at great risk.Vega Software offers IT strategy studies including needs assessment and definition of a corresponding IT strategy for the client. This will typically include development of strategies within e.g. systems, workflow, hardware, software, network, integration between systems, security - that is protection against both data corruption/loss and unauthorised access - plus training.TrainingAfter having invested significant sums on new IT-equipment and software, some companies decide not to spend money on training as well; this decision is often the most costly of all, leaving the company with a lot of opportunities but no employees who can take advantage of them, simply because they do not know how.Vega Software offers specialised training in the use and administration of the systems we develop or customise. This includes training in monitoring and evaluation systems, database management systems, Timesheet Professional and Navision Financials. Standard training in e.g. Microsoft Word and Microsoft Excel can be arranged as well.Hardware and Software MaintenanceVega Software also offers maintenance agreements including hotline support, preventive/periodic maintenance, and system administration responsibility.Through this service we diagnose and rectify hardware and software related problems and assist in setting up system security, including back-up and virus protection - and cleaning of computers and printers by associated specialists.We also offer assistance in purchasing and installing new computer hardware and software.