NYERI GOVERNOR MUTAHI KAHIGA OPENS INTERNATIONAL COMPANY – ONQ IN NYERI TOWN
Nyeri County governor Mwalimu Mutahi Kahiga with US firm, ONQ -Kenya COO Sean Hammerle during the official launching of its Nyeri Centre
By Our Correspondent
Worth Noting:
- The Kenya Company Chief Operating Officer (COO) Sean Hammerle said the office has significant impact to the youth in Nyeri and Kenya by providing them with stable employment and professional growth opportunities.
- After only nine months of operation, ONQ company which is another giant company of JITU Technology, currently employs over 200 youth, which goes a long way in solving Kenya’s unemployment challenge. In terms of empowerment, ONQ hires and trains all its employees, equipping them with skills. In a short period, the agents are knowledgeable in the processes of US medical billing and automation.
- Furthermore, ONQ employees gain exposure to working in a global company. With a source of livelihood and stable income, the Nyeri ONQ agents can reach their professional and personal goals.
An international firm has opened a branch in Nyeri County and offered more than 200 youths jobs.
Nyeri Governor Mutahi Kahiga yesterday officially launched the Technology company in Nyeri town.
The company, ONQ Kenya (Nyeri) is a medical billing and robotics experts with branches in Panama and India.
The global labour outsourcing company opened its doors with 25 employees in October last year and now has over 200 employees. It targets to hire 2,500 youth in the next five years.
By the end of next year, the number of young people who will have direct employment will have hit 1,000 whose impact to their families, extended families and the county at large will be huge.
The company is situated at KDS Center building, Nyeri town where it occupies three floors. This is the 3rd office globally after other offices in India and Panama.
The Kenya Company Chief Operating Officer (COO) Sean Hammerle said the office has significant impact to the youth in Nyeri and Kenya by providing them with stable employment and professional growth opportunities.
After only nine months of operation, ONQ company which is another giant company of JITU Technology, currently employs over 200 youth, which goes a long way in solving Kenya’s unemployment challenge. In terms of empowerment, ONQ hires and trains all its employees, equipping them with skills. In a short period, the agents are knowledgeable in the processes of US medical billing and automation.
Furthermore, ONQ employees gain exposure to working in a global company. With a source of livelihood and stable income, the Nyeri ONQ agents can reach their professional and personal goals.
The company has become a safety net for educated youth to secure long-term career opportunities for personal growth
ONQ is a global labor outsourcing company providing medical billing services to US companies. Therefore, Agents in the ONQ Kenya office deal directly with US patients, providers, and payers. The company’s activities include providing patient services, which encompasses inbound and outbound calls dealing with billing questions, insurance information, and more detailed information about exams or procedures they have received.
The providers are mainly medical groups which are formed in the US by medical practitioners within one field like radiographers, neurosurgeons, cardiologists and on.
Further the company transfers money directly from United States to the country the labor is being outsourced and not vice versa making a reality of what foreign direct investment is all about.
The Manager of the Company Fridah Mumbi and Director Morris Mwangi lauded Governor Kahiga for his support of the company and for creating an enabling environment for conducting business.
Others present were County Public Service CEC Ndirangu Gachunia, Trade Chief Officer George Mwangi among others.
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