According to the managing commissioner, James ole Seriani, KMC owes farmers more than Sh250 million besides unremitted worker deductions amounting to Sh144.7 million.
This sorry state of affairs has defied the taxpayer’s relentless efforts -- including pumping more than Sh4 billion into the institution -- in the last decade to turn it around.
The Kenya Meat Commission (KMC), the struggling State abattoir, has gone ahead and formed a debt collection task force, showing that its troubles have been rising and straining the loss-making facility even as it faces privatisation.
According to the managing commissioner, James ole Seriani, KMC owes farmers more than Sh250 million besides unremitted worker deductions amounting to Sh144.7 million.
This sorry state of affairs has defied the taxpayer’s relentless efforts -- including pumping more than Sh4 billion into the institution -- in the last decade to turn it around.
Indeed, the formation of the task force is a stark reminder that the client-rich slaughterhouse is struggling and its resuscitation requires innovation, energy and commitment. Before the parastatal can be sold, the task force ought to reveal why KMC has a coveted list of customers in government agencies and top supermarkets yet it performs at below 20 percent its capacity.
Indeed, it behoves the task force or a higher authority to intervene in the quest for revamping the abattoir as its woes look much bigger than just the debts.
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