𝐂𝐎𝐔𝐍𝐓𝐘 𝐀𝐂𝐂𝐄𝐋𝐀𝐑𝐀𝐓𝐄𝐒 𝐎𝐏𝐄𝐑𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐀𝐋𝐈𝐙𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐎𝐅 𝐌𝐀𝐋𝐀𝐕𝐀 𝐃𝐀𝐈𝐑𝐘 𝐏𝐑𝐎𝐂𝐄𝐒𝐒𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐏𝐋𝐀𝐍𝐓

The Kakamega County Government is accelerating efforts to operationalize the transformative Malava processing plant. As part of this drive, Mr. Mophat Mandela, the CECM for Agriculture, held a courtesy meeting with a delegation from the Commodity Market Exchange (CMX), led by CEO Mr. Jacob Maaga.

CMX, in collaboration with equity financiers, aims to invest in the county’s dairy sector through a phased strategy. This will begin with support for silage production, followed by herd improvement, aggregation development, and ultimately, milk processing at the Malava facility.

By promoting the commercialization of high-quality fodder across the county, the initiative seeks to improve cattle nutrition and significantly increase milk yields, in alignment with Governor Barasa’s food security and wealth creation agenda.

Discussions also focused on equipping the plant with top-grade machinery in preparation for the start of operations.

The meeting was co-chaired by Mr. Godfrey Owori, CECM for Trade and Industrialization. Also in attendance were Chief Officers Ms Jessica Weku (Livestock), Mr Pascal Were (Public Works), Ms Faith Gitira (Trade), and Mr Saxon Kweyu (Tourism), along with Ms. Elizabeth Asichi, CEO of KCIDA; Mr. Ezekiel Lumbasi, CEO of KDDC; Mr. Alfred Khasavuli, the Governor’s Advisor; and other government officials.