Multi-million oxygen plant in Kilifi to employ 3,000 people

An employee of Synergy Gases Limited supervising medical oxygen tanks at Kokotoni area in Kilifi County. [Nehemiah Okwembah, Standard].

The construction of two mega medical oxygen plants at the cost of Sh2.8 billion in Kenya and Tanzania by MedAccess has begun. It was not clear how much each plant will cost.

The project is funded by the Japanese and Canadian governments through MedAccess, Unitaid, and the Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI).