President Ruto's Development Tour In Laikipia
Updated on: Jan 11, 2024
Laikipia Governor H.E Joshua Irungu EGH on 10th January 2024 hosted H.E President William Ruto CGH who officially commissioned the Affordable Housing Project in Nanyuki town, commissioned the new modern KCC Nyahururu Factory, and launched Ngobit-Withare-Lamuria tarmac Road.
This first phase of the Affordable Houses commissioned will contain 200 units; 60 studio units, 20 one-bedroom units, 100 two-bedroom units, and 20 three-bedroom units. All these units will occupy half of the 5-acre piece of land set aside for this work, to be completed by October this year. The other half will hold 800 units.
We are not only focusing on strategically enhancing access to quality, affordable housing for all Kenyans across the country, but also coming up with a transformative plan with the aim to generate employment and create wealth for millions of Kenyans facing economic challenges, President Ruto said.
On his part, the Governor assured the his administration will avail all the necessary support to expedite completion of the project.
As a County Government, we are ready to avail any amount of land needed for construction of Affordable Houses in the County as they help in job creation and dignified quality of life, Governor Irungu said.
The Ngobit-Withare-Lamuria tarmac road will ease the transportation of goods to the market while also reducing the transportation charges. It will also enhance road connectivity in the County.
The new modern KCC Nyahururu Factory commissioned in Nyahururu town is poised to scale up daily output from current 80,000 litres per day to 150,000 litres of milk daily.
The factory targets a catchment of dairy farmers from more than five counties in the area.
The County Government of Laikipia is stimulating profitability of dairy farming by scaling up production of nutritious and affordable animal feeds expanding acreage under Soya Beans production through distribution of free soya Beans seeds to farmers.
Soya Beans are a key component of nutritious dairy and poultry feeds manufacturing whose prices are currently highly priced due to high cost of imported wheat husks.
Replacing wheat husks with soya beans is expected to lower the costs of animal feeds thereby increasing farm gate profit margins for milk and poultry farmers.
As a government, we are committed to promoting fodder crops and soya bean farming as key components in the production of animal feeds. This will help to lower the cost of animal feeds and improve the quantity and quality of dairy and poultry products, said Governor Irungu.
Through the Department of Agriculture, the County Government of Laikipia is distributing free Soya seeds to farmers as part of intentional economic and livelihoods diversification policy of the current county administration.
Other leaders present included Cabinet Secretary State Department of Lands Public Works, Housing and Urban Development Ms. Alice Wahome, PS Charles Hinga- Housing and Urban Development, PS Patrick Mariro- Defence, EALA MPKanini Kega, and other senior national and County leaders.
This first phase of the Affordable Houses commissioned will contain 200 units; 60 studio units, 20 one-bedroom units, 100 two-bedroom units, and 20 three-bedroom units. All these units will occupy half of the 5-acre piece of land set aside for this work, to be completed by October this year. The other half will hold 800 units.
We are not only focusing on strategically enhancing access to quality, affordable housing for all Kenyans across the country, but also coming up with a transformative plan with the aim to generate employment and create wealth for millions of Kenyans facing economic challenges, President Ruto said.
On his part, the Governor assured the his administration will avail all the necessary support to expedite completion of the project.
As a County Government, we are ready to avail any amount of land needed for construction of Affordable Houses in the County as they help in job creation and dignified quality of life, Governor Irungu said.
The Ngobit-Withare-Lamuria tarmac road will ease the transportation of goods to the market while also reducing the transportation charges. It will also enhance road connectivity in the County.
The new modern KCC Nyahururu Factory commissioned in Nyahururu town is poised to scale up daily output from current 80,000 litres per day to 150,000 litres of milk daily.
The factory targets a catchment of dairy farmers from more than five counties in the area.
The County Government of Laikipia is stimulating profitability of dairy farming by scaling up production of nutritious and affordable animal feeds expanding acreage under Soya Beans production through distribution of free soya Beans seeds to farmers.
Soya Beans are a key component of nutritious dairy and poultry feeds manufacturing whose prices are currently highly priced due to high cost of imported wheat husks.
Replacing wheat husks with soya beans is expected to lower the costs of animal feeds thereby increasing farm gate profit margins for milk and poultry farmers.
As a government, we are committed to promoting fodder crops and soya bean farming as key components in the production of animal feeds. This will help to lower the cost of animal feeds and improve the quantity and quality of dairy and poultry products, said Governor Irungu.
Through the Department of Agriculture, the County Government of Laikipia is distributing free Soya seeds to farmers as part of intentional economic and livelihoods diversification policy of the current county administration.
Other leaders present included Cabinet Secretary State Department of Lands Public Works, Housing and Urban Development Ms. Alice Wahome, PS Charles Hinga- Housing and Urban Development, PS Patrick Mariro- Defence, EALA MPKanini Kega, and other senior national and County leaders.
