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Steel firm Jumbo opens Sh1bn Kilifi plant

Kilifi county Governor Amason Kingi (left) and his deputy Gideon Saburi (right) are taken through Jumbo Steel Mills by proprietor Indravadan Patel (centre) in Kombeni, Rabai on August 15, 2018. PHOTO | WACHIRA MWANGI | NMG

By  EUNICE MURATHE

Jumbo Steel Mills has completed construction of a Sh1 billion factory expected to create more than 500 direct jobs for locals of Rabai sub-county.

Managing director Indravadan Patel said the facility would produce 150 metric tonnes of steel a day. The second and third phases of the plant, which has already begun production, will be completed next year to increase capacity, he added.

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