President William Ruto flew to Uganda Sunday morning, November 23, to grace the launch of a mega project.
He joined President Yoweri Museveni in Tororo, Eastern Uganda, where the Kenyan-born Devki Group of Companies was launching its new network of steel plants.
Accompanying Ruto to the event were members of his government, among them Tourism and Wildlife Cabinet Secretary Rebecca Miano, and the Kenyan diplomatic mission in Uganda led by High Commissioner Joash Maangi.
Rwanda's President Paul Kagame had also been slated to attend but was yet to arrive at the time of this publication.
The new factory will be strategically based in Tororo to leverage the hundreds of millions of iron ore deposits to manufacture steel products.
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With the oncoming development, at least 15,000 Ugandans will benefit with direct jobs immediately the mills start running.
Devki chairman Narendra Raval declared that of the jobs, 90% would be allocated to the Tororo locals.
This adds to the growing network of Devki Group subsidiaries.
Headquartered in Ruiru, Kiambu County, Devki Group of Companies deals primarily in building materials, particularly steel, cement, and roofing products.
The steel plant in Tororo will be Devki's second investment in Uganda, adding to the cement plant established in 2018 in the same region.
In Kenya, Devki has a presence in strategic locations, including Ruiru, Nairobi's Industrial Area, Athi River, Mombasa and Kwale.
The company announced that besides Kenya and Uganda, it would be establishing another base in Rwanda, where at least 3,100 locals will be employed.
