The Mountain Journal
Murang’a County Creameries (MCC) roars back to life after a year in absence of its products in the market.
Cooperative Cabinet Secretary Simon Chelugui presided over the relaunch of the multi million shillings milk process plant, lauding the Murang’a Governor Irungu Kang’ata initiatives to help in the marketing of the farmers produce through employing value addition strategies.
Chelugui said Murang’a has a potential of reclaiming the leading position in milk production in the country, based on the initiatives employed by the governor through the Inua Mkulima programme.
“ The national government is supporting the counties in the production of the milk owing to the demand for the commodity locally and in the neighbourhoods,” he said.
Kenya, he said, was producing 5.3 billion litres of milk annually thus need to do more to meet the increasing demand.
Kang’ata on his part said the revival of the plant was strategically placed as the county government has injected seed capital of Sh40 million.
Kang’ata told the CS that the plant was ordered closed owing to rising debts of Sh100 million majority originating from the farmers for their milk deliveries.
“ Now the plant will be managed by Murang’a County Creameries Cooperatives with affiliation to 34 cooperatives with a membership of 10,000 dairy farmers,” said the governor.
Others who accompanied the CS were Deputy Governor Stephen Munania, Senators Joe Nyutu, Veronica Maina, MP Mary Wamaua.
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