Building materials in Zanzibar
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All 11 Kitovu products are kept on Zanzibar, and for now the business sells on the island only. Delivery areas, costs and collection points are not published yet. Four island pages are written so far: carved Zanzibar doors, makuti thatch roofs, roofing sheets (mabati) and plywood.
In stock in Zanzibar
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Beige Porcelain Tile 1200x600 mm, Matt Anti-Slip R10
1200 × 600 mmR10Order on WhatsAppTZS 49,680pertile
K11 Polymer Cement Waterproof Coating (Two-Component)
18 kg/barrelOrder on WhatsAppTZS 155,000perbucket
On the island now
Waterproofing coatings and membranes, geotextile and geomembrane, a roof drain, porcelain floor tile, a wall-hung toilet, concrete fibre and rebar chairs make up the current stock. Each has a card with its specifications and their sources on the stock list. Quantities on hand are not shown on the site.
Getting the goods
Terms for delivery and collection across Unguja have not been set out yet. The delivery in Zanzibar page sets out what is known so far. Kitovu does not offer delivery to mainland Tanzania.
Island pages
This section is for materials as they are bought and used on Zanzibar. Four pages are live:
- Roofing sheets (mabati) in Zanzibar: the 2022 Population and Housing Census counted 92.5% of Zanzibar households under iron-sheet roofs.
- Makuti thatch roofs: the same census put 5.7% of Zanzibar households under roofs of leaves or makuti.
- Zanzibar doors: the carved wooden doors of Stone Town, which UNESCO listed as World Heritage in 2000.
- Plywood in Zanzibar: sheet sizes and prices published by a timber yard on the island, checked on 12 November 2026.
Kitovu does not sell any of these four materials. A page joins this section only once it has facts of its own, such as island sellers with dates or census figures for the island, rather than general text with the island’s name added.
