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East African Portland Cement (EAPC) is set to quadruple its output over the next three years after its majority shareholder committed $200 million (Sh25.8 billion) toward expanding and modernising the company.
Kalahari Cement, a subsidiary of Tanzania-based Amsons Group which owns a 69 per cent stake in EAPC, will provide both funding and modern equipment to raise annual production capacity from the current 1.3 million tonnes to nearly four million tonnes.
Amsons Group Managing Director Edha Nahdi, speaking during a familiarisation visit to EAPC’s Kajiado plant, said preparations for the investment are at an advanced stage and are aimed at driving a full business turnaround and upgrading manufacturing facilities.
He noted that the company plans to install a new energy-efficient grinding and clinkerisation plant as part of the modernisation strategy. Nahdi added that Kalahari Cement has already engaged a top global Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) firm to deliver a turnkey clinkerisation plant design for EAPC.
The upgrade programme will also include initiatives to improve staff welfare. Employees at the cement manufacturer have welcomed the acquisition and the turnaround strategy, saying it removes long-standing operational and investment uncertainties that had constrained growth.
The planned capital injection underscores growing investor confidence in Kenya’s industrialisation drive under President William Ruto’s economic transformation agenda.
“Last year we committed to fully reviving and modernising EAPC, and we can now confirm that over $200 million has been secured for the first phase of this programme,” Nahdi said.
He emphasised that Amsons Group is backing its commitments with real investment to support Kenya’s economic development, noting that the success of the country’s 10-year development plan will depend heavily on the availability of quality cement and concrete products.
Once implemented, the investment is expected to position EAPC ahead of sister company Bamburi Cement—also acquired by Amsons Group in December 2024—as the market leader.
Bamburi currently holds a 32.6 per cent market share and produces 1.8 million tonnes annually. It recently commissioned a Sh32 billion clinker plant in Matuga, Kwale County, which is expected to more than double its capacity to 3.4 million tonnes.
Mombasa Cement ranks second with a 15.8 per cent market share, followed by EAPC and Savannah Cement at 15.1 per cent and 15 per cent respectively.
According to the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics’ Leading Economic Indicators report for November 2025, cement production reached 9.5 million metric tonnes in the first eleven months of 2025, up from 8.1 million tonnes during the same period in 2024. Cement consumption also increased to 9.3 million metric tonnes, compared with 7.8 million tonnes recorded over a similar period the previous year.
