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Policy interventions are needed to boost local iron sheet production
While a few companies are engaged in local production of raw materials, the high cost of these products suggests we need more players to break existing monopolies.
For decades, the word mabati (corrugated iron) carried a specific social weight in Kenya, almost exclusively associated with low-income, rural housing or temporary structures.
However, if you drive through Kenya’s burgeoning high-end estates today, you’ll see vibrant and architecturally stunning roofs that are a far cry from the rusted sheets of the past.
