The government will install a new and modern mill at Nzoia Sugar factory in two weeks to help revive ailing company, National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetang'ula has said.
Addressing mourners during the funeral of Clement Wanyonyi in Kabuchai constituency, Wetang'ula said the new mill will stabilise the operation of the sugar factory and improve its crushing capacity.
"As leaders from the county, we met President William Ruto who promised that the factory will have a new crushing mill. I want to announce that the deal has been sealed and the machine will be installed soon," Wetang'ula said.
"Soon you're going to see Nzoia Sugar factory resume its crushing activities and meet it's capacity for the benefit of farmers and employees," he added.
He said collapse of the factory had subjected farmers from the region to suffering as their main source of livelihood stalled.
He said President Ruto will commission installation of the new mill during his visit of Bungoma county in two weeks.
Wetang'ula added that revival of Nzoia Sugar Factory was part of the development projects that the President has committed to initiate across Western to spur economic growth of the region.
"The President is scheduled to commission completion of tarmacking of three major roads. He will commission tarmacking of a new one too," he said.
The roads which tarmacking had stalled include Misikhu-Bragadier and Bragadier-Naitiri, Musikoma- Nambacha that links Bungoma and Kakamega counties and the new Kuywa-Kaptateni linking Kabuchai and Mt Elgon subcounties.
He said plans for the President's two-day development tour of the county were complete. He said the Kenya Kwanza government was committed to dealing with the high cost of living.
"The President has decided to implement long-term measures to deal with high cost of living away from short term strategies that the former regime had initiated that were not sustainable," he said.
Wetang'ula called on leaders to put aside their political differences and support the President to address challenges facing Kenyans.
-Edited by SKanyara
