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Cement sales in Kenya down as building slumps

Cement bags in a row

NAIROBI, KENYA: Cement consumption in the first five months of 2018 dipped to 2.3 million tonnes compared to 2.5 million tonnes in the same period in 2017, signalling the end of a construction boom that has persisted since 2013.

It is the only economic indicator that did not pick up after a turbulent 2017 characterised by a toxic business environment caused by a protracted electioneering period, low credit and drought.

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