Meria
Elder Lister
President Uhuru Kenyatta today officially opened the Neema abattoir in Lucky Summer, Nairobi County, a Sh. 300 million slaughterhouse owned by 3,000 livestock farmers.
The facility has an installed daily slaughter capacity of 12,000 and 6,000 small stock (goats/sheep) for local and export markets respectively. Over 85% of their products are sold overseas.
The President said the recent re-opening of the Kenya Meat Commission was part of a long term plan by the government to cushion livestock farmers from exploitative middlemen.
He said the government will continue sourcing for new markets and expanding existing ones so as to enable farmers to sell their livestock at good prices.
The facility has an installed daily slaughter capacity of 12,000 and 6,000 small stock (goats/sheep) for local and export markets respectively. Over 85% of their products are sold overseas.
The President said the recent re-opening of the Kenya Meat Commission was part of a long term plan by the government to cushion livestock farmers from exploitative middlemen.
He said the government will continue sourcing for new markets and expanding existing ones so as to enable farmers to sell their livestock at good prices.