Volume of imported clinker crosses to 2 million tonnes per annum

Melanie Musanga Wituku(right) being offered bags of cement worth 1m by Dauglas Miheso(left) the Group Environment Manager from ARM Cement Ltd at Kakamega Golf Hotel Grounds on 18th/March/2015. This is part of the NCA efforts to award women who are taking part in construction works. She has been promised a tour to South Africa, later this year. BY CHRISPEN SECHERE.

Volume of imported clinker crosses 2 million tonnes. Data from the 2017 Economic Survey shows that clinker imports increased by 34.5 per cent over the last five years from 1.49 million tonnes per annum in 2012.

However, over the same period, the value of imported clinker has only increased by 2.8 per cent to Sh8.37 billion.

Consequently, the average price per tonne of imported clinker has declined by 23.5 per cent from Sh5, 462 per tonne in 2012 to Sh4, 177 per tonne.