Deputy President William Ruto was in Trans County on Friday to launch several projects.
Mr Ruto announced the reduction of semen price by 50 per cent and encouraged farmers to utilise the semen bull station in Endebess to improve their herds.
Launched the 50-kilometre Moi’s Bridge-Moiben River-Makutano/Kaplamai- Maili Kumi na Moja Road that will ease transportation of produce and open up the region, Cherangany, Trans Nzoia County. pic.twitter.com/Vkk6ZE03vR
— William Samoei Ruto (@WilliamsRuto) August 24, 2018
“When you go to a neighbour to ask for a bull to sire a calf he or she may come up with [an] excuse that the bull is busy, but now you have a solution where you can go to a bull station to have high quality semen for either meat or milk production,” he said when he inspected ongoing construction and equipping of the bull station.
He also announced that Sh4.7 billion had been set aside for the construction of Kitale-Endebess-Suam road; and that a further Sh900 million had been set aside for the Last Mile Electricity programme in Trans Nzoia.
“We are going to build three technology training institutions in Trans Nzoia. Many youth have no skills and that is why we are saying that they will be admitted to these technical colleges,” he said, adding that all learners joining technical colleges will be given Sh30,000 bursary each and also have access State loans through the Higher Education Loans Board.
He added that national government will distribute over 35 milk coolers worth Sh300 million in the region to improve preservation.
The Deputy President also used his visit to launch the 52-kilometre Lessos-Chepchoina Road that will link Kitale and Kwanza in Trans Nzoia County and Tartar in West Pokot County at Namanjalala, Trans Nzoia County.
“A good road network improves mobility, benefits the people by linking them to schools, hospitals, markets and knowledge. The construction of roads is a key pillar of our agenda that has a positive correlation to the country’s economic development,” he said.
During the launch of the 52-kilometre Lessos-Chepchoina Road that will link Kitale and Kwanza in Trans Nzoia County and Tartar in West Pokot County at Namanjalala, Trans Nzoia County. pic.twitter.com/e7Q9dhlHaS
— William Samoei Ruto (@WilliamsRuto) August 24, 2018
He was accompanied by Senate Speaker Ken Lusaka who challenged farmers to participate in the planned sittings the Senate’s Agriculture committee will organise in the region.
“We as Senate have formed an ad hoc committee that will soon hold sittings in Trans Nzoia over the maize issue. We want to give a permanent solution to challenges facing both the maize and sugarcane sectors,” Mr Lusaka said.
Mr Kutuny said maize cartels should be rooted out.
Other leaders present were Trans Nzoia Senator Michael Mbito, Deputy Governor Stanley Tarus, Woman Representative Janet Nangabo, MPs Robert Pukose (Endebess) and Ferdinand Wanyonyi (Kwanza).