Dangote’s loss, Devki’s bet: Battle to turn Kitui’s limestone into wealth
Dangote had sought to establish a cement factory in Kitui.
President William Ruto and Executive Chairman Devki Group of Companies Dr Narendra Raval during the groundbreaking ceremony of the Sh70 billion Devki Group cement and clinker manufacturing plant in Ngaaie, Mwingi North Constituency, Kitui County, on Tuesday, October 27, 2026.
When Nigerian billionaire Aliko Dangote sought to establish a cement factory in Kitui, the investment promised to transform the county’s limestone-rich hills into an industrial powerhouse. But the project never materialised, leaving residents waiting for jobs and economic opportunities from their mineral wealth.
More than a decade later, another industrial giant is making progress in the same area. Devki Group, owned by billionaire Narendra Raval, is investing billions of shillings in a clinker plant in Ngaaie, Mwingi North, even as unresolved questions over land and compensation continue to shape the project’s history.
Tanzanian entity, Amson Group, has placed an offer of Sh23 billion
Cemtech Limited, a subsidiary of Devki Group — a family-owned conglomerate — will implement the project.
Coincidentally, Mr Dangote deals in cement and fertiliser, products that feature heavily in President Ruto’s economic blueprint
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