Savannah Cement plant in Athi River. PHOTO | EVANS HABIL
Savannah Cement is eyeing a portion of the lucrative infrastructure contracts with the planned launch of a special cement used for stabilisation of soils during road construction.
The cement is technically known as Hydraulic Road Binder (HRB).
Savannah is also involved in supply of cement to other infrastructure projects including the standard gauge railway.
Kenyan road contractors currently import HRB incurring up to 30 per cent more costs than they would by using locally made products according to the cement maker’s estimate.
Savannah is particularly targeting county level and annuity-financed road construction projects.
The company’s managing director Ronald Ndegwa says Savannah hopes to benefit from the recently set local content supply policy requirement of the Jubilee government.
The government has set condition that 40 per cent of all services and goods procured by the State should be locally produced.
“In the Buy Kenya, Build Kenya spirit, Savannah Cement, is actively working to provide home-grown solutions to various infrastructure development challenges as part of our commitment to support national growth,” said Mr Ndegwa.
The HRB cement is expected to cost less than conventional cement. Globally, HRB products are used in place of mainstream cement and lime products for soil stabilisation on loose road surfaces.
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