I watched Guru, the Devki boss, speak at the official commissioning of their West Pokot clinker factory. It was a simple non-pretentious speech with a strong message for our economic planners — protect local production from unwarranted imports to give a chance to local industrial capacity growth.
The new plant will reduce imports of clinker (used in cement manufacture) and export surpluses, a double score for the balance of payments. The plant will also open a hitherto wasteland to jobs and socioeconomic development.
