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 Cement makers are exploring opportunities for alternative building materials with a view to diversifying their product offering in a bid to stay afloat in the competitive industry, a top official said yesterday.   Savannah Cement managing director Ronald Ndegwa said the industry hopes t . . .

 President Uhuru Kenyatta is set to launch construction of the second phase of the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) in a fortnight even as Kenyans demand for a bigger stake in the project.   The planned launch of the new phase, from Nairobi to Naivasha, comes at a time when there is growing . . .

 Kiambu — In efforts to provide durable roads across the county, Kiambu government has over the recent months been searching and developing innovative methods of road design, construction and maintenance in order to maximise the utilisation of the available funds.   One such method . . .

 Trade between Uganda and Kenya is projected to increase as the construction of a new and shorter route from Mbale to the Lwakaka border post in eastern Uganda kicks off.   The state minister for trade, Michael Kafabusa Werikhe, said when this road is complete, the quantity of exports an . . .

 Kenyans will in the next five years be allowed to build homes and office blocks using affordable local raw materials, bringing down the cost of construction.   This follows a policy shift, which will see the country drop stringent guidelines that have long restricted developers to expen . . .