Devki Mills uses mix of faith and skills to beat rivals

Devki Group chairman Narendra Raval hosts President Kibaki during the opening of National Cement’s new plant along Mombasa Road recently. The president has been chief guest at all of Devki’s key milestones. Fredrick Onyango

His business card bears the name Guru, the highest title that can be accorded a descendant of the Brahmin priestly caste of the Hindu religion. The title is given after one completes 13 years of learning under the temple, allowing one be the community’s guide in all spheres of life.

It is by virtual of these credentials that Devki Steel Mills chairman Narendra Raval is not only in charge of strategic direction for a business empire estimated to have a turnover of Sh21 billion a year but also a priest, psalmist and astrologer.

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