Setback for President Ruto as budget cuts hit dream industrial parks plan

President William Ruto is likely not achieve his objective of an industrial park in every county by the end of his first term

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An initiative to establish County Aggregation and Industrial Parks (CAIPs) across the country is faltering amid funding cuts, dealing a blow to one of President William Ruto’s key strategies to transform the agriculture and manufacturing sectors.

The latest details show that while the government had planned to establish a CAIP in every county by the end of June next year, only 18 counties are likely to have the crucial county-based centres for value addition.

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