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Take action against companies selling poor quality roofing iron sheets

Contractors replacing asbestos roofing sheets with iron sheets at Kimathi Estate Flamingo Ward Nakuru County on September 24, 2019 [Harun Wathari, Standard]

The number of companies supposedly manufacturing roofing iron sheets has grown tremendously over the past five years.

Many of these companies are briefcase ones. Some do not even rent go-downs. They brand themselves well and easily pass for genuine firms with decent corporate images. However, they hardly pay the requisite taxes. They exploit the high demand for roofing materials and often capitalise on irresistible lower price offering.

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