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North Rift counties see Eldoret Airport becoming cargo hub
Wednesday February 03 2021
By BARNABAS BII
Summary
North Rift counties are keen to transform the Eldoret International Airport into cargo hub as they seek to export more agricultural produce from the region.
Mr Mandago said Eldoret town is a crucial economic hub for the North Rift and a gateway to East Africa, and hence it has a huge potential for growth in the air travel business.
North Rift counties are keen to transform the Eldoret International Airport into cargo hub as they seek to export more agricultural produce from the region.
North Rift Economic Bloc chairman and Uasin Uasin Gishu county governor Jackson Mandago said the county governments look to partner with the Kenya Airport Authority to expand the airport to accommodate more local and international flights and boost its cargo capacity.
Inadequate infrastructure has been blamed for slow pace in commercialisation of crude oil as the country seeks $5 billion (Sh500billion) to develop and expand fuel facilities.
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On Monday, Regional Development Principal Secretary Margaret Mwakima was wrapping up inspection of school reopening in Kilifi when she met a shock of her life.
On entering Mtomondoni Primary School in Mtwapa, accompanied by journalists, she found hundreds of pupils sitting on logs and stones, writing on their laps some sweating under scorching sun.
Dr Mwakima had visited several other schools in the county and witnessed similar scenes but this one left her ashamed, making her leave in a huff without addressing the media.
Mtomondoni in one of the thousands of primary and secondary schools grappling with lessons under trees, as prescribed by Education Cabinet Secretary George Magoha.
Dairy farmers find pricing glory in co-operative front
Tuesday December 15 2020
Members of Kapng’etuny Dairies Self-help group deliver milk at the cooperative society in Ainabkoi, Uasin Gishu County. PHOTO | STANLEY KIMUGE | NMG
By Stanley Kimuge
Summary
Started in 2013, the Kapng’etuny Dairies Self-help group with 20 members, the group has grown tremendously to 243 members.
Last August, the group sold 44,725 litres worth Sh1.3 million compared to 32,441 litres worth Sh970,000 last year in the same period.
Their future plan is to diversify and venture into value addition and make products such as yoghurt and cheese.
For many years, dairy farmers have been grappling with a lack of market for their produce, exposing them to unscrupulous brokers who buy their raw milk at throw-away prices and make a killing in major towns.