Long-awaited milk processor for Murang’a lands, but is it worth Sh250m?

MCAs James Kariuki and Catherine Mugo inspect milk processing equipment at a shipping yard in Mombasa. [PHOTO:BONIFACE GIKANDI/STANDARD]

After years of anxiety and finger pointing, the Murang’a County Government has finally received a multi-million shilling milk processing equipment it ordered and paid for close to three years ago.

But as the equipment for the Murang’a County Creameries (MCC) arrived at the Port of Mombasa late last month, new questions have emerged over exactly how much the county paid for them, even as the ownership and qualifications of the firm that won the tender to supply them continues raising eyebrows.