Nandi County Governor Cleophas Lagat. A high unemployment rate,
insecurity and appeals to farmers to add value to their produce
highlighted the second day of the Nandi investor conference on Thursday.
PHOTO | JARED NYATAYA | FILE |
NATION MEDIA GROUP
A high unemployment rate, insecurity and appeals to farmers to
add value to their produce highlighted the second day of the Nandi
investor conference on Thursday.
Governor Cleophas Lagat urged investors to seize various investment opportunities.
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National Chamber of Commerce and Industry Mombasa chapter chairman, Mr
James Mureu, asked investors in the tea sector in Nandi to take
advantage of the area’s world-beating athletes to market value-added tea
abroad.
“Nandi is blessed with athletics champions
such as (Pamela) Jelimo, (Janeth) Jepkosgei, Kipchoge Keino and Wilfred
Bungei, why can’t you package Jelimo Nandi tea or Kipchoge Nandi tea or
Bungei Nandi tea? This will sell very well abroad,” said Mr Mureu.
The
chairman of Eldoret-based Mediheal Group, Dr Swarrup Mishra, said his
entity would set up a modern medical centre in Nandi. The British High
Commission said it was interested in partnering with the county
government in the education, agriculture, infrastructure and ICT
sectors.
Governor Lagat said the county’s unemployment
rate had reached an alarming level and his leadership was scouting for
investments in specialised training.
“We are ready to
embrace ventures in affordable and accessible healthcare, education,
sports and talent development, modernisation of agriculture,
strengthening the budding Nandi County tourism circuit, commerce and
trade, public-private partnerships, ICT and infrastructure development,”
said Dr Lagat.
President Uhuru Kenyatta is expected to officially open the three-day expo, being held in Kapsabet, today.
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