Firm Hailed For Supporting Mega Projects

President Mnangagwa unveils a plaque during the commissioning of Khayah Cement’s Vertical Cement Mill plant in Harare yesterday. — Picture: Justin Mutenda

Zvamaida Murwira Senior Reporter

President Mnangagwa has praised Khayah Cement for producing and supplying cement towards the massive construction programmes covering roads, dams, energy and housing across the country. He was speaking while commissioning a vertical mill plant at Khayah Cement (formerly Lafarge) in Harare yesterday. The new mill plant is under Phase 2 of Khayah’s expansion project. Phase 1 of the company’s expansion project involved installation of a dry mortar mix and agricultural lime plant, and President Mnangagwa commissioned it in April 2021. The President said Khayah’s expected jump in cement production following the latest investment will go a long way in supporting the Government’s ongoing infrastructure development projects such dam and road construction. “In the area of infrastructural development, the Second Republic is rolling out programmes and projects to upgrade and modernise the country’s infrastructure, I commend Khayah Cement for playing a critical part, including supplying cement to the ongoing boom of construction programmes such as road rehabilitation, dam construction, energy infrastructure development and housing projects, being undertaken by both the public and private sectors,” he said. The Second Republic has unleashed massive infrastructure development programmes such as Mbudzi interchange, upgrading of the Harare-Masvingo-Beitbridge highway, Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport modernisation, Kunzvi Dam and Lake Gwayi-Shangani construction. Other major projects that have been concluded include the Marovanyati Dam and Beitbridge Border Post construction. ReadMore