Visit to the Meru and Embu County Aggregation and Industrial Parks (CAIPS)

Industry Principal Secretary (PS), Dr. Juma Mukhwana, today paid a confirmatory visit to the Meru and Embu County Aggregation and Industrial Parks (CAIPS), accompanied by Industrialization Secretary, Professor Erastus Gatebe, in preparation for their official launch.

"To succeed, we must ensure that we adhere to international standards in the goods and services that we offer here," Dr. Mukhwana emphasised while touring the facilities, which are now ready for operationalization.

PS Mukhwana further noted that production is set to increase with the completion of the CAIPS, which are mainly focused on value addition to agroproducts. 

This, he noted, is in line with the Government's efforts to create more employment opportunities for the youths through manufacturing.

Dr. Mukhwana, who has spearheaded the CAIPS project since its Inception, further assured manufacturers of continued Government support in the growth of Industry, saying that manufacturing machinery will now be imported duty free, with affordable financing also being offered by the Kenya Development Corporation, for manufacturers and business owners.

PS @DrJumaMukhwana, also toured the Isiolo International Airport, which he noted was an added advantage to the surrounding regions, and would serve as an export point for processed goods to international destinations,  manufactured from the Menu and Embu CAIPS.

Avocados,pulses, coffee, macadamia nuts and bananas are among the value chains to be processed in the two CAIPs.

"So far", the PS noted,  "The Government has spent Ksh. 10 billion on 34 CAIPS across the country, with the full Ksh. 250 million of the Governments share being disbursed to each county."

CAIPS, are a National Government initiative, meant to create value chains for each of the 47 counties, based on their stronghold, in line with achieving the Bottom -Up Economic Transformation Agenda, with manufacturing as a key driver.