Vihiga residents raise concerns over stalled granite factory

Vihiga Governor Wilber Ottichilo. [File, Standard]

Frustration is growing among residents of Vihiga County over the stalled construction of a long-promised granite factory that was expected to transform the region’s rocky landscape into an economic powerhouse.

Vihiga, famously dotted with massive rock outcrops, has nearly a third of its land covered in stone.