Mamba Cement Limited announced plans to construct a small-scale cement grinding and blending plant in Awasi, Nyando belt, Kisumu County.
The plant will have a processing capacity of about 180 tonnes per day and the investment is valued at KSh59.98 million.
Once operational, it will become the second cement facility in the Nyando belt, joining the existing Rai Cement plant that was established in 2017.
The proposed factory will produce cement and by-products such as kiln dust, clinker dust and quarry overburden, using inputs that include limestone, gypsum, pozzolana, clinker, raw water and electricity.
Mamba Cement said the site was chosen for its proximity to several quarries and industrial operations, including Gogni (Seabud) Quarry, Stone Field Quarry, Vic Block, SBI Awasi, H. Young Quarry, Rai Cement and Prime Steel Mills.
The company intends to market its cement to local, national and regional customers, with finished products transported via the Kisumu–Nairobi highway.
Kenya’s cement consumption reached 1.008 million tonnes in July, up 13.5 per cent from 888,003 tonnes in July 2025, while production rose to 1.029 million tonnes from 906,979 tonnes a year earlier, according to the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics.
Rai Cement owner Sarbjit Singh Rai also plans to establish another cement and clinker plant in Kieni, Nyeri County, though the price has not been disclosed.
The Awasi location already hosts steel-making, sugar production and quarrying activities, further positioning the Nyando belt as an emerging cement-making hub.
