“We want to dispel rumours by the Opposition that the factory is not working, so far it has employed 1,000 people and we expect to employ more 1,000 once the four lines are completely working,” he said, adding that the government would revive all collapsed factories.
Mr Mohamed was accompanied by Agriculture secretary Willy Bett, Water secretary Eugene Wamalwa and Bungoma governor Keneth Lusaka, among other senior government officials.
The company, Mr Mohamed said, has started exporting paper to other East African countries.
“Let us stop politicising projects that will benefit our people, support it so that it creates employment in our region,” said Mr Lusaka.
Pan Paper, which collapsed in 2009, was revived by the Rai group of companies, a private investor that acquired it from the receiver managers.
Mr Wamalwa said: “We appreciate the President that his promise has been fulfilled and you should now vote him again so that he can complete the projects he started.”
