A new pyrethrum factory at Njambini in Nyandarua South District is almost complete, Kenyan minister Mr. Amos Kimunya has said.
The minister said machines would soon be installed after construction of the main building to enable it to start receiving pyrethrum flowers from farmers. He added that after the putting into operation of the pyrethrum factory, a second phase of the building will be set up for a processing plant for fresh farm produce. Driers had been installed and the factory is set to start receiving vegetables for export. Kimunya said that the next phase at Midlands Limited would entail the construction of a cold storage for potatoes and later, a fresh produce processing factory.
Kimunya said residents of the district would also be able to sell their produce to another privately-owned factory, Kipipiri Foods Limited.
The pyrethrum factory in Njambini is the second in the country, with the other being that owned by the Pyrethrum Board of Kenya in Nakuru District.
Daily Nation
