Murang’a County Creameries (MCC) roars back to life after a year in absence of its products in the market. The plant was relaunched by Cooperative Cabinet Secretary Simon Chelugui who lauded the Murang’a Governor Irungu Kang’ata initiatives to help the farmers in marketing of their produce.
Chelugui said Murang’a has a potential of reclaiming the leading position in milk production based on the initiatives employed by the governor through the Inua Mkulima programme.
” The national government was in support of the counties in the production of the milk owing to the demand for the commodity,” he said.
Kenya, he said, was producing 5.3 billion litres of milk annually and the strategies employed will help towards increased production of the commodity.
Murang’a Governor 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