Ndovu cement maker joins clinker race amid rising import costs

Ndovu Cement Factory along Mombasa Road in a picture taken on August 29, 2019.

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The makers of Ndovu Cement are the latest to venture into clinker production after receiving regulatory approval, as local manufacturers adapt to a new reality marked by punitive taxes on imported inputs.

The Kitengela-based Karsan Ramji & Sons Limited, the firm behind Ndovu Cement, plans to set up a 600 tonnes per day (TPD) greenfield clinker plant and an associated limestone quarry in the Mukawa area of Kajiado County, according to regulatory filings dated June 2025.

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