I Have What It Takes To Be Governor – Jonathan Bii Chelilim

Jonathan Bii Chelilim now says he is the best bet for the next Uasin Gishu Governor.

According to Bii, popularly known as Koti Moja, he has what it takes to take over from Governor Jackson Mandago.

Speaking during one of his meet-the-people-tours, the gubernatorial aspirants noted that Uasin Gishu is a unique county that needs a sound leadership that will take it to the next level.

Uasin Gishu is a unique county, with its own unique issues. We have an international airport, a national referral hospital and two public universities plus many other campuses and private institutions,” said Jonathan Bii.

We’re an academic, health and agricultural hub. We are a very important county that needs a governor that will ensure development foundation put in place continues,” he added.

Among the areas the politician is seeking to address in his bid to take Uasin Gishu to another level is focusing on reviving the industrialization sector.

He says, Eldoret, the county’s capital, had many industries that are no longer operational.

“I want to look for investors who will not only set up new industries, but also revive those that we had in the past,” notes Jonathan Bii Chelilim.

Agriculture is another key industry in Uasin Gishu that has had its share of challenges – from lack of market for the produce to high cost of inputs.

The solution, Jonathan Bii says, is value addition and looking at ways to provide subsidies to farmers.

There has been an effort to set up a maize milling plant in Ziwa, through Moi-Soy Cooperatives, by the current county government – a process that is already ongoing.

“Value addition is the only way a farmer can increase his/her income and get a profit for his work. Through cooperatives, we must allocate funds that will provide subsidized fertilizers to our farmers,” he notes.

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