President Uhuru Kenyatta is this week scheduled to officially
commission the Sh103 billion fertilizer plant at Ngeria, in the
outskirts of Eldoret town.
The factory which is the first of its
kind in Africa, was constructed through a partnership between the
national government and Toyota Tsusho East Africa Limited.
According to a press release signed by the Toyota Tsusho East
Africa Ltd CEO Akira Wada, the factory will start operating immediately
after the commissioning on Thursday.
"This Africa’s new factory is expected to provide balanced soil
and crop-specific fertilizers to the Kenyan market. It will boost yield
significantly and subsequently lower the cost of production," read part
of the press release.
The factory will be manufacturing over 150,000 tonnes of subsidised fertilizer annually.
This
is expected to be a major boost to farmers across the country as the
existence of the factory will help tackle the challenge of late
importation of subsidized fertilizer.
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