Uasin Gishu MCAs during their viist to MoiSoy milling plant on March 13, 2024.
Uasin Gishu MCAs during their viist to MoiSoy milling plant on March 13, 2024.

MCAs Adjourn Assembly Sittings to Visit ‘Stalled’ MoiSoy Milling Plant Project

Members of the Uasin Gishu County Assembly on Wednesday, March 13, 2024, adjourned normal sittings to allow them to visit the MoiSoy milling plant.

The project, initiated by the former administration under the leadership of Governor Jackson Mandago is yet to be operationalised despite huge investment.

Assembly’s joint committees on Ccooperatives and Implementation are investigating why the milling plant has not yet started operating.

Members of the committee were on Wednesday scheduled to visit the plant as part of their investigations.

Part of the MoiSoy Milling plant as pictured on June 7, 2022.

However, the leader of the minority Francis Muya moved a motion asking that the whole house be adjourned to allow all members to accompany the two commitees for the fact-finding visit.

I am seeking leave to adjourn so that members can join the two committees and work as a team to give direction on this matter,” Muya who is also the Langas MCA said while moving the motion.

How much was invested in the MoiSoy project?

He further pointed out that already over Ksh280 million has been invested in the project hence the need for all MCAs to be involved.

The former government intended this project to be for value addition of our farmers’ maize and a huge investment has been put in in terms of loans to various farmers cooperatives that form the larger MoiSoy Cooperative society,” the Langas MCA added.

Uasin Gishu MCAs during a viist to MoiSoy Milling Plant on March 13, 2024. Photo/Courtesy.
Uasin Gishu MCAs during a viist to MoiSoy Milling Plant on March 13, 2024. Photo/Courtesy.

Similar sentiments were shared by Hillary Kipchumba, the chairperson of the Assmebly’s Cooperatives and Enterprises committee.

Kipchumba said it’s not only the county that has invested in the MoiSoy Milling Plant but also individual farmers’ cooperatives.

We’re seeking leave because MoiSoy is not particular to the two committees only. We have so many committees that have interest in this matter like the Agriculture and Public Investment Committees,” the MCA noted.

The motion was passed unanimously by the MCAs present.

They later proceeded to the site for the milling plant as part of their fact-finding mission.

Part of the MoiSoy Milling Plant as of March 13, 2024. Photo/Courtesy.
Part of the MoiSoy Milling Plant as of March 13, 2024. Photo/Courtesy.

As of March 2023, county officials indicated the project was 70 per cent complete.

But almost a year later, it is yet to start operations, promoting MCAs to look into the reasons behind the delays.

MoiSoy is a giant cooperative union established in 2019. It has a membership of over 7,000 drawn from 58 primary cooperative societies of Moiben and Soy Sub-Counties.

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