HISTORY

The Company is a family business in Western Kenya started in Kanjira (Karachuonyo) in the mid 1920s producing under 5 tonnes of Hydrated Lime per day. In 1938 it moved to Kowuor, near Homa Bay and was incorporated as a limited company. Production increased to 10 tonnes per day. In the early 1950s, land was acquired here in Koru, and a new factory built with a capacity of 90 tonnes per day.

The Companys activities include:-

• Limestone quarrying and lime processing.
• Jaggery production.
• Arable farming, including sugarcane and maize - (click on Mazao Yetu Ltd.)
• Livestock rearing - (click on Mazao Yetu Ltd.)
• Forestry - (click on Mazao Yetu Ltd.)
• Tourism.