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Sri Lanka, Kenya sign eight agreements to cement ties
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- Published on Sunday, 29 December 2013 09:48
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Sri Lanka President Mahinda Rajapakse returned yesterday after undertaking a tour of Kenya where the two countries entered into eight agreements to strengthen relations, President’s Office said.
Rajapakse attended the 50th anniversary celebrations of Kenya’s independence.
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ARM announces new Kenyan plant to counter Dangote's advances
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- Published on Sunday, 29 December 2013 09:41
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ARM Cement is set to build Kenya's largest cement plant in Kitui County, setting it up for a fight with Nigeria's Dangote Cement, which also has plans to open a U$400m plant in the same region.
ARM says that it will raise up to US$300m to fund new plants including the planned unit in Kitui, which will produce 8000t/day (~2.5Mt/yr) of cement.
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A concrete solution to making greener building materials
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- Published on Sunday, 29 December 2013 09:35
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For every 20 tonnes of carbon dioxide that enter the atmosphere due to human activity, one comes from the kilns of cement factories.
It is a paradox – concrete is arguably the most sustainable building material known to man, yet the sheer quantity produced worldwide puts it among the top contributors of human CO2 emissions.
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Kiambu to Build Sh1 Billion Hospital, Nursing School
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- Published on Sunday, 29 December 2013 09:27
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Kiambu county government plans to put up a neurosurgery hospital and school worth more than Sh1 billion. The first class model hospital, which may be put up in Kiambu town, will be third in the world after the China and United States neurosurgery hospitals.
Speaking to the Star in his office in Thika yesterday, Kiambu Deputy Governor Gerald Githinji said the hospital will serve 600 million people from Africa - mainly from East and Central Africa.
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