Amsons Group’s Sh475 billion bid for Kenyan cement firm set to sail through

What you need to know:

  • Reports show that the deal has since received the backing of the major shareholders of Bamburi Cement, including Holcim, the Swiss-based global building material and aggregates’ company which owns a 58.6 percent of Bamburi’s total issued share capital through Fincem Holding (29.3 percent) and Kencem Holding Ltd (29.3 percent).