President William Ruto has revealed a Ksh2.4 billion government plan to establish common-user facilities in every county aggregation and industrial park across Kenya, starting in July 2025.

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While speaking at the Statehouse on May 28 during the Signing of the agreement establishing County Aggregation and Industrial Parks, President Ruto revealed that the funding will be captured in the upcoming national budget.

“We are providing, in the coming budget, resources to make sure that we bring on board common user facilities in every county aggregation and industrial park,” stated President Ruto.

The aim of the flagship project is to give small business owners access to shared processing and packaging equipment they currently cannot afford on their own.

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Each county is set to receive between Ksh100 million and Ksh150 million, money that Ruto says will go directly into equipping local enterprises with tools for value addition and product processing.

"With 100 million shillings, we can have a lot of equipment to support the micro, small, and medium enterprises in your counties," Ruto said while addressing county officials.

With the July rollout, counties will first be required to identify what specific equipment their local enterprises need before funds are disbursed.

From milk processors to vegetable packaging lines and fruit-handling equipment, the facilities are designed to serve the unique agricultural and trade needs of each individual county.

The plan ties directly into the government's ongoing push to reduce post-harvest losses, a problem that has long eaten into farmers' incomes and left traders with spoiled goods and shrinking margins, according to President Ruto.

President Ruto also stressed the need for Kenyan products to look better on shelves, calling for improved packaging and presentation as part of a broader push to make local goods more competitive.

📰 Source: Kenyans.co.ke