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A section of Ngaaie hill, which has 3500 acres rich in limestone at Kyuso District, Kitui County. The county government has struck a deal with Athi River Mining Cement Limited that will see the company set up a cement factory in the area for limestone mining. About 250 households will be relocated to pave way for the project. [PHOTO: PHILIP MUASYA / STANDARD]
Kenya: Kitui County Government has adopted a project proposal by Athi River Mining Cement Limited (ARM) to mine limestone and establish the first cement factory plant in the county.
ARM has been engaged in negotiations with the county government over extraction of huge deposits of limestone in Ngaaie Location, Kyuso District.
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