Inside government's struggle to revive cash strapped pyrethrum company

Pyrethrum Processing Company of Kenya plant in Nakuru that was set up in 2006 at a cost of Sh600 million. [Kipsang Joseph, Standard]

Kenya is not giving up on the dream to recapture control of the global pyrethrum market share as the government continues to pump billions of shillings into the once lucrative sector.

This financial year, the national government will spend at least Sh1 billion in efforts to revive the sector, adding to similar false attempts that have gobbled colossal amounts of money.