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New Sh25Mn milk plant in Makueni to provide market for dairy farmers  

Makueni Governor Prof. Kivutha Kibwana taking a sip of Milk, minutes after commissioning the Kikima Dairy Milk plant in Mbooni, Makueni county.

MAKUENI, Jan 11 – Kikima Dairy Farmers Cooperative Society has commissioned a dairy plant in Makueni County with a capacity to process and back 300 litres and 6,600 litres in a day.

Makueni Fresh milk becomes the first dairy product to be processed in the county after Governor Kivutha Kibwana opened the Sh25 million plant in Mbooni sub-County.

The cooperative society has already made contact with supermarkets like Mulleys, Naivas, Ngooni and Jimelli to stock the milk.

Makueni produces 18 million litres of milk annually against a demand of 340 million litres which guarantees market for Makueni Fresh.

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