Munya: Stalled projects at Nakuru KITI to be completed

Cabinet Secretary Industry, Trade and Cooperatives Peter Munya (second right) inspects the stalled buildings at the Kenya Industrial Training Institute (Kiti) in Nakuru County on June 17, 2019. PHOTO | JOHN NJOROGE | NATION MEDIA GROUP

What you need to know:

  • Mr Munya said the ministry has set aside funds to complete the stalled projects at the Kenya Industrial Training Institute in Nakuru.

  • Mr Munya said more staff will be employed to address the acute shortage of manpower at the institute.

All stalled projects at the Nakuru Kenya Industrial Training Institute (Kiti) will be completed in the next four months, Trade, Industry and Cooperatives Cabinet Secretary Peter Munya said on Monday.

Mr Munya said the ministry had set aside funds to complete the projects.

“I will make sure all the resources meant for the stalled projects are not diverted to other projects,” said Mr Munya.

The Trade CS said more staff will be employed to address the acute shortage of manpower at the institute.

He said already payment was being processed and the new contractor Jiku Builders had promised to complete the stalled projects within four months.

“The contractor has resumed work and has promised to complete the stalled projects in four months,” said Mr Munya.

Some of the stalled projects include women’s hostels, library and playing fields among others.

HELB LOANS

Kiti Students Council Chairman Christopher ole Dikirr appealed to Mr Munya to help the students access Higher Education Loans Board bursaries and loans.

Mr Munya also revealed that Kiti would be converted into a parastatal saying that a draft memorandum document was awaiting approval by the Cabinet. “I have a draft memo recommending this institute to be converted into a parastatal and we are fine tuning it before it is presented to the Cabinet for approval,” said Mr Munya.

The CS said Kiti was a critical component in churning out skilled manpower. He said that an Industrial Park, whose ground breaking ceremony will be presided over by President Uhuru Kenyatta in August, will be built in Naivasha.

DESIGNS

“Right now, we are completing the designs and other financing models. Already some investors have expressed their interest to come and set up their industries on the 1,000-acre piece of land,” said Mr Munya.

He said following the government’s move to set up a dry port in Naivasha, other State agencies such as KenGen were also planning to put up private economic processing zones.

“These activities are aimed to helping Nakuru and Naivasha towns reclaim their lost glory as industrial hubs and drive the economy of the region,” said Mr Munya.

He said a cement factory and a milk processing company Daima and a textile firm Bedi will expand their activities in Nakuru.