Investment trade and Industry Cabinet Secretary Lee Kinyanjui has commended the county Government of Uasin Gishu for its commitment towards establishing Export Processing Zones (EPZA’s) and the County Aggregation and Industrial Parks (CAIP).
The CS said the government has prioritized 13 CAIPs out of the 18 being constructed across the country, and out of the 13, Uasin Gishu was ranked 4th in its construction progress.
The government is also constructing four EPZ’s in Eldoret (Uasin Gishu County), Muranga, Kirinyaga, and Busia.
The CAIPs are jointly constructed by the National and the county governments, with the county government giving Sh250million and land, while the national government contributes Sh250 million.
“An assessment of the two projects in the county shows they are within the expected timelines, and in the next one to two months the two projects, (EPZ in Cherunya area, in Kapseret and CAIP in Moiben) will be complete,” said the CS.
Speaking in Eldoret during a familiarization tour of national government projects being implemented by his ministry, Mr. Kinyanjui said Uasin Gishu county has the potential of becoming a major industrial hub for the country and also the East Africa region considering the available infrastructure already in place such as the Eldoret International Airport, the road connecting the East Africa region and the railway line, plus the existence of Kenya Bureau of Standards, KEBS and Kenya Revenue Authority, KRA regional offices.
“With the infrastructure and business facilitative environment created by the government, Uasin Gishu is fit to be an industrial park within Kenya and the East African region.
By Kiptanui Cherono and Ann Adipo
