Crown Paints to construct a manufacturing plant in Western Kenya
Crowns Paints Kenya Ltd is planning to construct a factory in the Western Kenya that will help reduce cost of transporting paint from its Nairobi plant.
The new plant which is also expected to help increase the output of the company will cost US$ 4m for it to be complete.
Chief Executive of Crown Paints Rakesh Rao confirmed the reports and said that the new plant will foster growth and better service in that region since that have received a high percentage of sales from there.
“Forty per cent of our sales come from this region and this plant will enable us serve the area better,” Rakesh said.
Kenya outlines measures to lift fisheries sector
The Ministry of Agriculture has developed a raft of policy, regulatory and financing incentives to accelerate transformation of the fisheries sector that contributes 0.6 per cent to the country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP).
Speaking at an occasion to mark World Fisheries Day, Acting Cabinet Secretary for Agriculture, Adan Mohammed, said efforts to transform this sub-sector have gained steam to boost food security, exports and rural livelihoods.
“The Government is committed to development of a robust fisheries sub-sector as a means to boost export earnings, achieve food and nutrition security and create employment,” Mohamed said.
Brookside Dairy enters powdered milk market
Brookside Dairy has begun selling powdered milk, a year after commissioning a Sh3.5 billion dry milk plant to facilitate production.
The move into the powdered milk market has seen the processor’s daily intake of raw milk rise to nearly two million litres.
Brookside’s Director of Milk Procurement, John Gethi, said the Ruiru-based firm is servicing several bulk orders for powder each day, mainly from confectionery industry players.
Sameer Africa to construct a stadium in Kenya
Sameer Africa Group is planning to construct a 26,000-seater stadium in Kenya that will encourage the development of sports in that region. The stadium will be constructed in Nandi County.
Sameer Africa which is owned by Naushad Merali signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Nandi County Governor Cleopas Langat on the construction of the stadium and the investment firm pledged to add more money to the infrastructural development of the county.
According to Merali, construction of the project is expected to commence in January next year and is projected to cost US$ 0.5m.
