[Deputy President William Ruto (C) Industrialization Cabinet Secretary Adan Mohamed (L) and New KCC Managing Director Nixon Sigey during a tour of Eldoret New KCC, March 17, 2017] Dairy farmers across the country have a reason to smile after the New KCC announced an increment of milk prices beginning Monday.
The company's managing Director Nixon Sigey said they will now be buying milk from farmers at Sh43 per litre up from the current Sh38.
The increase comes just a day after a giant milk processing company, Brookside dairies set sh42 as its new milk buying price.
Speaking at the firm in Eldoret, Sigey urged farmers to continue supplying them with milk to enable the company operate effectively and provide more employment opportunities to the locals.
“We need more milk supply from farmers and if this is achieved it will enable the company employ more young men and women who are currently jobless,” said Sigei.
He further revealed that there was an ongoing modernisation of the company that would see it become the biggest milk processing company in the East and Central Africa.
The government has already released Sh415 million to the Eldoret New KCC to be used for modernisation and expansion.