Kenya: State to Reinstate EAPCC Management

16 January 2012

The government has pledged to facilitate the reinstatement of suspended board of directors at the troubled East African Portland Cement Company.

There has been heightened tension between employees and the Maasai community over whether to reinstate the directors or not. The workers have threatened to stall operations atthe company if the government reinstates them. On the other hand, the Maasai community from Kajiado have vowed to close down the mining points for cement raw materials such as gypsum, pozzolana and limestones until the suspended members are back in office.

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