Uasin Gishu Governor Jackson Mandago meeting Israeli Ambassador to Kenya Noah Gal Gendler and his team, January 23, 2018. [Photo|Governor Jackson Mandago]Uasin Gishu Governor Jackson Mandago paid a courtesy call to the Israeli Ambassador to Kenya Noah Gal Gendler, with talks basing on working towards establishing an industrial incubator park in Eldoret.The park will host 50 - 80 production units across all the sectors, providing between 30 to 50 direct jobs per unit and 2000 - 3000 indirect jobs within the first 2 years according to the governor."This is meant to incubate and mentor local small and medium size enterprises, co- operatives and other small cottage industries by providing world class infrastructure, training and financing," said Mandago on Tuesday.The project will also build the capacity of Uasin Gishu residents to grow their entrepreneurial skills from small enterprises into market leading industries able to compete globally.In the meeting, the team explored possibilities of linking ELDOWAS with leading Israeli water companies, and mobilizing resources to undertake projects to ensure that provision of clean and safe drinking water, and irrigation water to Uasin Gishu residents is done in the shortest time possible.

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