LOLWE
AUCTIONEERS COMPANY PROFILE
Lolwe Auctioneers is a firm of
Auctioneers licensed by the Kenya Auctioneers Licensing Board to undertake
Public Auctions, Distress for Rent, Realization of Charged Securities,
Execution of court orders, carry out Eviction orders as instructed by the Kenya
Courts, Repossessions of Chattels Mortgage within the Kenyan borders. We also
undertake the above services in the East Africa Countries of Uganda, Tanzania,
Rwanda, Burundi in partnership with Licensed Auctioneers in the named
countries. Our Auctioneers are also Licensed Kenya Courts Process Servers by
the High Court of Kenya. In addition to the above, we undertake Debt Collection
Services as well as Private Investigations (PI) Services within Kenya and East
Africa.
Lolwe Auctioneers has risen over the
years from humble beginnings in the City of Kisumu in the year 1996, growing
over a period over the years to hold a prestigious position of one of the top
Auctioneers, Court Process servers and Debt Collectors in the East African
region.
The main reason for the climb up
this corporate ladder has been the standards that the company has maintained
with exceptional levels of integrity and transparency in its interactions with
various clienteles.
Our Vision
To be one of the preferred Auctioneer firms in East Africa offering services as
stipulated by the Laws of Kenya.
Our Mission
To deliver high quality services to our clients without harming or hurting the
judgment debtors.
Our Services
When you engage our services you can
be assured of the best that Kenya has to offer in our areas of specialty. Our
prices are reasonable and are governed by the laws of Kenya. Operating in our
Nairobi City Centre offices, we are able to do any assignment that covers the
Five East Africa countries of Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda and Burundi as we
have sister firms in each of these respective countries.
Lolwe Auctioneers operations are
computerized and employ the latest technology in executing its mandate thereby
ensuring that it is counted among the forerunners in embracing modern
technology among the East Africa Auctioneers, Debt Collectors, Private
Investigators, and Court Process Servers.
Our Staff
We are a professionally managed
Legal Enforcement entity offering competitive, effective and efficient
Auctioneering, Private Eye Investigations, Debt Collection, Court Process s
services in the industry.Our team of highly qualified and dedicated staff
enhances our strength in the industry. We at Lolwe Auctioneers are dedicated to
offer you our services, while working as a team and in strict observance of the
law.
Managing
& Lead Partner;
James Asudi – Licensed Auctioneer / Court Process
Server / Debt Collector
James is a licensed class “B”
Auctioneer, licensed Court process server as well as an Accountant by profession,
appraiser, teacher, presenter, auction law consultant and an expert witness. He
has over 30years experience in the Auctioneering fraternity. James also holds a
Kenya Courts Process Service Certificate issued by the High Court of
Kenya.
Junior Partner;
Wayne
Asudi - Licensed Auctioneer / Court Process Server / Debt Collector
Wayne is a licensed class “A”
Auctioneer, licensed Court process server as well as a Horticulturalist by
profession. He has over 5 years experience in the Auctioneering fraternity. Wayne
also holds a Kenya Courts Process Service Certificate issued by the High Court
of Kenya.
Our Expertise:
Public Auctions
We hold Public Auctions throughout
the Republic of Kenya. Our services in this field are mostly sort by companies
upgrading and modernizing their equipment, Financial institutions disposing of
securities, Courts disposing of exhibits and forfeited property, Government
corporations disposing of old assets, Storage facility companies as well as
individuals in need of disposing of old assets including household goods. Lolwe
Auctioneers are expert when it comes to selling through Public Auctions. We
will sell the items you no longer need, be it old households, office furniture,
company equipment, items that you consider obsolete name it, we shall assist
you in their disposal with a financial return to you. We offer this services at
a commission agreed upfront between you and us.
Debt Collection Services
This is another field where we are
experts and tops. At Lolwe Auctioneers, your accounts receivables will receive
maximum attention. Debt collection is an area where absolute honesty and
financial discipline of the collector is of utmost importance. We at Lolwe
Auctioneers assure you that all your accounts placed with us will be handled
with the highest standards of integrity. Effectiveness and efficiency in the
collection process are our most honored virtues. We labour to ensure our
clients’ expectations are met at all times.
Although most clients may have
already written demand letters for payment, a letter from a professional third
party i.e. ourselves does carry a lot of extra weight and a good percentage of
debtors will respond. They appreciate that the warnings are no longer an idle
threat. Our strong worded and firm collection letters are sent by fax, e-mail
as well as personal deliveries to maximize their effect.
Our team of experienced negotiators
will also phone your debtors at key times of the day or evening to pin down
decision makers and cheque signatories who may have avoided you in the past. We
also make personal visits to the debtors’ premises to maximize the collection
efforts. We visit premises throughout the Republic of Kenya, both commercial
and residential.
We boast the privilege of having
successfully collected debts for both local and international companies as well
as individuals, some of which we have continued to work with us for over 15
years.
In debt collection, we charge
commissions on contingency basis. You only pay us out of the monies we
successfully recover for you from the debtor.
Our Clients on Debt Collection
Exercise
Some of our clients whom we are
collecting Debts from include:-
- Doshi Group of Companies
- Ryce East Africa Ltd
- Coca Cola SABCO
- Diversey East & Central AfricaLtd
- TransAfricaWater sysems Ltd.
- Daniels Outlet Ltd.
- Motion Industrials Ltd.
Our customers come first, to whom
the existence of our business squarely depend.
Kenya Courts Process Service
We are a Licensed Court Process
service entity in Kenya. We serve all legal documents and your other important
documents upon the parties to whom they are addressed. This we do as per the
legal specifications. We understand that court process service is an integral
part in the administration of justice. We thereof execute the process at the shortest
time possible bearing in mind that ‘justice delayed is justice denied’. Our
team of certified court process servers will handle all your assignments with
the utmost professionalism. At Lolwe auctioneers, we serve to meet your
expectations.
Repossessions of Chattels Mortgage
We recover possession of property
acquired through hire purchase on behalf of the owners upon being instructed so
to do. In the matters of repossessions, we are certified to operate throughout
the Republic of Kenya.
Our services
have been of great value to:-
- Motor Vehicle and other heavy Machinery
dealers
- Credit Companies
- Hire Purchase Companies
- Chattel Mortgage Companies
- Tenant Purchase Scheme Organizations
- Furniture dealers
- Banks and Financial Institutions
We boast a team of experienced staff
who will collaborate with your credit department to ensure that accounts placed
with us are dealt with within the shortest practicable time and to a logical
conclusion.
In repossessions, you can instruct
us either directly or through your lawyers/advocates.
Distress for Rent Services:
We are licensed to levy distress for
rent in various cities in Kenya. Distress for rent is the act of seizing or
causing goods to be seized from a tenant who owes rent service in arrears with
a view of selling them to recover those arrears of rent. This undertaking has
to be done by a Licensed Auctioneer duly certified to carry out distress for
rent by the Kenya Auctioneers Licensing Board. The Distress for Rent Act
Chapter 293 Laws of Kenya regulates distress for Rent activities.
Lolwe Auctioneers offers rent
recovery services to property owners and landlords who instruct us through
their lawyers, as well as their property managers otherwise known as Estate
Agents. The Landlords may also directly instruct us without passing through
third parties. For distress for rent, the landlord does not have to seek the
assistance of the court for him/her to recover rent through distress. The
process of Distress for rent is guided by the Distress for Rent Act Cap 293
Laws of Kenya. This statute stipulates the procedures to be followed in
effecting the distress against a tenant. The Distress for Rent Act is available
for sale to the public at the Government Press situated along Haile Selassie
Avenue in Nairobi. The laws of Kenya are also available online free of charge
at http://www.kenyalaw.org
Lolwe Auctioneers boast a wealth of
experience in the field of distress for rent spanning for over twenty five(25) years.
We are licensed to offer this noble service of recovering your owed rents in
the city of Nairobi and the neighbouring expansive Kiambu district amongst
other cities in Kenya. One of our major customers in this field include; Villa
Care Ltd., Tysons Limited, amongst other clients.
We seize goods; store them in
insured warehouses pending their redemption or sale through Public Auctions. We
are experts at selling through Public Auctions.
Our
services are mostly sort by;
- Real Estate
Managers and Agents
- Advocates acting
on behalf of their clients
- Property owners
and landlords
Realization of Charged Securities /
Property – Property Auctions
Charged securities/property are
items pledged as security to banks and other financial institutions to act as
guarantee that monies advanced to the owners thereof shall be repaid promptly
in accordance with the terms of the agreements. The property pledged as
security may be movable assets, land and buildings, stock in trade or any other
security acceptable to the lender. Lolwe Auctioneers have been in the business
of realizing pledged securities since its inception.
When it comes to the realization of
immovable property, you can count on our rich experience in this field having
been in the panel of Barclays Bank of Kenya Limited, one of the leading
financial institutions in Kenya for over 15 years. We have realized immovable
properties from every corner of the country. This has made us establish a
client base for immovable properties all over the country.
Our advancement in ICT ensures that
we remain at the top of the competition in the Industry. We are able to market
the properties internationally through internet on our website. We are in
constant touch with the Diaspora Community and international investors who frequently
email us enquiring on the properties on sale through Public Auction.
By placing an assignment with us,
you are always assured of speedy desired results. By adopting the latest
communication technology, we have added value to our services in that, communication
between our clients and us is almost instant. We have over the years realized
charged securities in form of land and buildings, Office furniture and
equipment, Motor Vehicles, Households assets amongst other securities.
Private Investigation / Skip Tracing
Private Investigation is an area
where you need confidence in the integrity and energy of the agency you engage.
Lolwe Auctioneers is the private investigator you can trust for fast, efficient
and friendly service. Lolwe Auctioneers provides services to organizations such
as Lawyers, Banks, Corporate bodies as well as to individual clients. We trace
and ascertain the assets belonging to the runaway debtor.
Our services are vital to the
Companies, individuals and Law firms that wish to execute warrants of
attachment and warrants of arrest against judgment debtors. We are also of
great importance to litigants wishing to serve court processes upon parties
whose physical addresses are not known.
The many law firms and financial
institutions that engage our services can attest to our tracing prowess.
Court Warrants Executions
This is the seizure of assets
pursuant to Court warrants of attachment issued by the commercial courts
following litigations in civil matters. Here the Courts award the successful
litigant amounts of money in form of a judgement against the losing litigant in
a commercial dispute. In the event the party against whom the judgement has
been made fails to pay the claim, the Court may cause execution of its decree
by ordering attachment of the assets of the defaulting Judgement debtor upon
application by the decree holder.
Lolwe Auctioneers are experts in the
field of executing court warrants of attachment of property. We have over the
years offered this service to reputable law firms acting on behalf of their
clients. We offer speedy services which ensure the Decree holder enjoys the
fruits of his litigation at the earliest time possible. We frequently and
correctly update our clients in the happenings on the matters placed with us
and at the same time give utmost attention to the matter at hand.
We strive to deliver the desired
results. Honesty and openness are our strongest virtue in our undertakings. We
understand the high level of trust vested on us by our clients in allocating
their matters to us and work very hard to seeing to it that we reciprocate by
delivering the desired results.
Private (Eye) Investigation Services
Due to demand from Corporate Human
Resource Managers, Corporate bodies and the Kenyan populace for corporate and
individual private investigations, Lolwe Auctioneers has been approached by
both individual and corporate bodies for the services of Skip tracing and other
private eye investigations, follow up of persons movements within a designated
area to ascertain individual behaviours at certain hours of the day.
These
include:
Corporate
Private Eye Services
Human Recourse is the back bone for
every successful company. Behavioral activities of various staff before and
after employment are a real concern for human resource managers for both
employment and promotional purposes. We have been involved in corporate staff
investigations for incumbent New staff after interviews to ascertain the
authenticity of their allegations as per their CVs' information’s on their
past.
We also get involved with the
already employed staff investigations on their after duty involvements and
behaviour.
Individual
Private Eye Investigation Services
In today’s world, better know the
person you stay with or the one you want to stay with better before the real
persons behaviour comes out. Parents of today stay with their children but they
do not know who they are after leaving their houses.
Partners have approached us for
information of their spouses, lovers and brides and bridegrooms for their
individual behaviours while away from one another. Better know your partner
well before you involve yourself with each other.
Lolwe Auctioneers may help you with
private information on the behaviour of your staff, Children and your partners.
Background Check and Background
Investigation Services in Kenya
Lolwe Auctioneers firm is an expert
in background check and background investigation Services. We use all the
knowledge of private investigations, screening and information technology to
undertake these duties for various corporate and individuals whom for ethical
confidentiality, we are not able to mention.
OFFICE
SET UP AND ENABLING FACILITIES
- Well established and Centrally located offices at
Cargen Hse, Harambee Avenue, suit 305 and a Auction House at Bamburi Road,
off Enterprice rd. Industrial Area.
- Normal office
furniture/workstations
- Motor Vehicles
Reg. No. KBT 988Y, KBZ 087R
- Five desktop
computers (internet connected 24/7)
- Two Laser Jet
printers
- Fax machine.
- Telephone lines
(Landlines and Cell phones)
- Internet
Connection 24/7
- Website:
www.lolweauctioneers.com
LIST OF SOME OF OUR MAJOR CLIENTS/REFEREES
- Ryce East Africa Ltd.,
Finance Director - Cell: 0733703569, Email: Jones Mananda
[mananda@ryce.co.ke]
- Diverey East & Central Africa Ltd., Contact: Grace,Credit Risk & Collections Manager, Cell:+254 729375394
- Motion Industrials Ltd. Brian Bairu, Sales Manager,Cell: +254 728556037
- Coca-Cola SABCO, Priskilla Kimani, CONTROLLER CREDIT, Tel: | Mob: 0727162820, Email: PKimani@ccbagroup.com
