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Building, supplying and trading across East and Central Africa

A Kenyan company with three businesses: construction, petroleum trading, and minerals and general trading.

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Three businesses, one accountable partner

Each business stands on its own licences and expertise. Together, they let us take on work that would otherwise need several suppliers.

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Construction

NCA1-registered building contractor, the highest registration class, for building, civil, water and electrical works.

Construction details
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Petroleum trading

EPRA-licensed export and wholesale of diesel, petrol, kerosene and lubricants.

Petroleum details

Minerals and general trading

Traceable tantalum, tin and tungsten ores, and the sourcing and supply of goods, equipment and consumables for projects.

Minerals details

Logistics and clearingRoad freight, customs clearance and bonded transit along the Northern Corridor and the Great Lakes routes.

Independent verificationThird-party inspection and assay wherever quality or origin matters.

One point of contactOne contract and one team accountable from enquiry to delivery.

We work for smelters and processors buying traceable tantalum, tin and tungsten feed, mining and energy projects that need fuel, cargo and site supplies, county and national government through public procurement, humanitarian and UN agencies moving relief and project cargo, and international companies setting up in East and Central Africa.

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Built in Kenya for the region's supply chains

Stuttguard Limited is a diversified Kenyan company, incorporated in Nairobi in 2018, with three businesses: construction, petroleum trading, and minerals and general trading. We serve public and private clients, industry and aid agencies across East and Central Africa.

Our strength lies in running them together. Our own logistics and clearing capability supports all three: the same team, trucks and paperwork move building materials, fuel, mineral concentrate and project supplies. Our clients get one accountable partner from the first enquiry to final delivery.

Everything we do is built on compliance. We hold the licences and registrations our work requires, we follow internationally recognised due-diligence standards, and we insist on independent verification wherever quality or origin matters. That is how we earn the trust of producers, buyers, regulators and the communities we work alongside.

Founded
2018, Nairobi, Kenya
Chief Executive Officer
Safia Shariff
Head office
Hughes Building, Muindi Bingu Street, Nairobi
Region
East and Central Africa
Mineral sourcing
DRC, Rwanda, Burundi, Uganda and Tanzania
Registrations
NCA1, EPRA and AGPO

Our vision

To be East and Central Africa's most trusted partner for construction, fuel supply and responsibly traded minerals and goods.

Our mission

To connect producers, industry and institutions through supply chains that are transparent, compliant and dependable, creating lasting value for our clients, our partners and the communities we work in.

IntegrityWe say what we do and do what we say, in every contract and every document.
ComplianceLicences, traceability and due diligence come first, never as an afterthought.
ReliabilityWe deliver on time and to specification, and keep our partners informed.
PartnershipWe build long-term relationships with producers, clients and communities.
SafetyWe protect people, cargo and the environment on every job.

Construction

Building at the highest registration class.

Stuttguard is registered with the National Construction Authority as an NCA1 building contractor, the highest category, with no limit on contract value. We have completed commercial work in Nairobi and take on building, civil, water and electrical works for public and private clients.

  • Building works and fit-out
  • Water, civil and road works
  • Electrical works

National Construction Authority

NCA1

Registration 62299/B/0226

The highest building contractor class, with no limit on contract value.

Nairobi. Completed commercial work.

A paver laying asphalt on a new road while the crew rakes the edge
Laying the asphalt
Site crew levelling fresh asphalt behind the paver
Finishing by hand
A roller compacting new asphalt beside a concrete culvert
Compaction and drainage
A finished tarmac road with kerbs, and a roller at work in the distance
The finished road

Petroleum trading

Fuel supply you can plan around.

Licensed by the Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA) for the export and wholesale of petroleum products (except LPG), we supply bulk fuel and lubricants to fleets, work sites and institutions, with the documentation public and corporate buyers expect.

  • Bulk deliveries to fleets, work sites, camps and generators
  • Supply to county and national government
  • Export supply to neighbouring markets
  • Diesel, petrol, kerosene and lubricants

More on our petroleum trading across East and Central Africa

Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority

EPRA

Licence EPRA/PET/13111

Export and wholesale of petroleum products, except LPG.

AGPO. Public procurement certificate.

Tantalum, tin and tungsten, traded responsibly

We buy concentrate from licensed producers, cooperatives and processing entities in the DRC, Rwanda, Burundi, Uganda and Tanzania, sourcing only from government-controlled, conflict-free areas. Our material goes to smelters and processors audited under the Responsible Minerals Assurance Process (RMAP). More on how we trade tantalum and coltan.

Coltan (tantalite)

Our main line

Columbite-tantalite concentrate from Maniema, Tanganyika, Rwanda and Burundi.

Grade basis
Ta2O5 and Nb2O5 %
Also tested
U3O8 + ThO2 on every lot
Packing
Sealed drums, tagged

Cassiterite

Tin ore concentrate from artisanal and semi-industrial producers across the region.

Grade basis
Sn %
Also tested
Fe, W, Nb/Ta, U+Th
Packing
1 t bags, tagged

Wolframite

Tungsten ore concentrate, bought in smaller lots from Rwanda, Burundi and Uganda.

Grade basis
WO3 %
Also tested
Sn, As, S, Mo
Packing
Bags or drums, tagged

For buyers

  • Traceable, consistent feed from verified sources
  • A full document pack with every lot: ITSCI tags, certificate of origin, ICGLR regional certificate and assay reports
  • Independent sampling and assay at loading and at destination, with umpire arrangements
  • Support with transport classification, including Class 7 where required
  • Secure payment structures such as documentary letters of credit

For producers and cooperatives

  • Transparent pricing linked to international market references
  • Prompt payment against verified documents
  • Help with traceability, certification and export paperwork
  • Long-term offtake relationships, not one-off purchases
  • Fair and respectful dealing with artisanal mining communities
Nothing is paid in advance before the origin has been verified independently.
Our first rule of trade

Every lot traced, every partner checked

Five checks sit between a mine site and a smelter, in this order. None of them is skipped, whatever the size of the lot or the pressure of a deadline.

  1. Licence and origin

    The seller's export licence or authorised trading house, the mine sites and their validation status. No material from areas held by armed groups.

  2. Tags and certificates

    ITSCI tags from mine to export, a certificate of origin from the national certification authority and an ICGLR regional certificate for each lot.

  3. Sampling and assay

    Independent sampling at loading and again at destination by internationally accredited inspectors, including the U3O8 and ThO2 analysis needed for transport.

  4. Bonded transit

    Sealed road transport under customs bond to the port of export, with the document pack travelling with the cargo.

  5. Smelter handover

    Material and documents delivered to RMAP-audited smelters, ready for their own audits.

Standards we follow

  • OECD Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Supply Chains of Minerals from Conflict-Affected and High-Risk Areas, including its tin, tantalum and tungsten supplement
  • ITSCI tagging and traceability, required for every lot
  • ICGLR Regional Certification Mechanism for the Great Lakes region
  • Responsible Minerals Assurance Process (RMAP) of the Responsible Minerals Initiative
  • National mining, export and customs rules in every country we work in

Our commitments

  • No minerals from areas controlled by armed groups
  • No child labour or forced labour in our supply chain
  • No advance payment before origin is independently verified
  • Sanctions screening of every counterparty
  • Zero tolerance for bribery and corruption
  • Respect for artisanal miners and their communities
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General trading

Sourcing and supply for projects.

Our general trading business sources and supplies goods, equipment and consumables for mining, energy, construction and infrastructure projects. For international companies working in East and Central Africa, we also act as a local buying house: finding and vetting suppliers, meeting local-content requirements and getting goods to site.

  • Sourcing of goods, equipment and consumables
  • Supplier search and due diligence
  • Vendor registration and local-content partners
  • Purchasing, expediting and delivery to site
  • Customs clearing, forwarding and warehousing

Logistics and clearing

Cargo moved, cleared and delivered.

Our own logistics and clearing capability supports all three businesses. We provide road freight and customs clearance along the Northern Corridor and the routes serving the Great Lakes region, for clients who need cargo moved safely, on time and with the paperwork right the first time.

  • Mine and energy-project supply runs
  • Humanitarian and UN cargo
  • Bonded transit of mineral concentrate
  • Customs clearance, documentation and project cargo coordination
Map of the Northern Corridor from the port of Mombasa through Nairobi, Kampala and Kigali to Goma, with branches to Bukavu and Bujumbura. Kenya is highlighted as the head office country; the DRC, Rwanda, Burundi, Uganda and Tanzania are our sourcing and operations countries.
Kenya, head office countrySourcing and operationsSolid line: the Northern Corridor

Why partners choose to work with us

  • Licensed and registeredNCA1, EPRA and AGPO registrations, on a company incorporated in 2018.
  • Compliance firstOECD-aligned due diligence, ITSCI traceability and sanctions screening on every deal.
  • Three businesses, one partnerConstruction, petroleum and trading under one roof, backed by our own logistics.
  • Regional reachSourcing and delivery across Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Tanzania and the DRC.
  • Independent verificationThird-party inspection and assay wherever quality or origin matters.
  • Responsive teamA single point of contact and clear, prompt communication at every stage.

Quality, health, safety and environment. We plan every job to protect people, cargo and the environment, and we hold ourselves to the quality our clients specify.

Registrations and licences
Kenyan company registration
PVT-PJUVPM33 July 2018
Building contractor (NCA1)
62299/B/0226
Public procurement certificate (AGPO)
NT/PPD/2026/DGW/1471
Petroleum export and wholesale licence (EPRA)
EPRA/PET/13111

Copies of all registrations are available on request.

Tell us what you need

Send us your requirement and we will come back with a clear proposal and the documents to support it.

Chief Executive OfficerSafia Shariff
Head officeHughes Building, 3rd Floor, Unit 7, Muindi Bingu Street, P.O. Box 45984-00100, Nairobi, Kenya
WhatsApp+254 788 776 655
WhatsApp+255 723 838 593
Emailceo@stuttguardlimited.com

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