Athi River Mining to cut losses with disposal of fertiliser plant

Trans Nzoia county governor patrick Khaemba handing over a bag of Mavuno fertilizer to a woman in makutano,Cherangany.The non-acidic fertilizer has helped the county increase maize production by 30 per cent. 20.04.2015 Photo by Jacob Ngetich.

Athi River Mining (ARM) will exit all its non-cement manufacturing business by the end of this year.

The firm said it had already identified a strategic investor to take up its fertiliser business – Mavuno Fertilisers – by the third quarter of this year.