Isiolo Governor, Dr. Mohammed Kuti inspects the Isiolo abattoir on Tuesday September 19, 2017. He said work will commence in the next 100 days.
“We want to take advantage of the newly commissioned Isiolo International Airport to export livestock products especially meat to the Middle East so that our people get more value for their livestock that constitutes the highest percentage of our livelihood,” said the governor.
Dr. Kuti said the abattoir is his own brain child when he was the Minister for Livestock, and lamented that the outgoing county government has done very little to ensure it becomes a reality and benefits Isiolo and neighbouring counties.
“Although the abattoir is 60% complete, poor workmanship is evident. Being expected to meet international standards the slaughter house should have been done better but with contractors struggling without payment it may be understood,” said the governor, while on an inspection tour of the abattoir on Tuesday. He said funds to complete the slaughter house were budgeted for every financial year, but it was unfortunate that the contractors are still claiming over Sh.100 million, raising an audit query that is expected to be revealed by forensic examination.
“To complete the project the county government requires Sh.300 million. We wish to negotiate with the national Government after a forensic audit on how the funds were utilized for us to seek for new means to complete the project,” said the Governor.
He said the National Director for Livestock Production, Julius Kiptarus will be visiting the county on Friday to chart a way forward to ensure that work at the stalled abattoir commences within the one hundred days Dr. Kuti pledged during his campaigns. The governor said by the time he completed his tenure as the Minister for Livestock the abattoir was almost complete but counter changes by the county government caused the delays.
“The slaughterhouse was originally designed for cattle, goats and sheep but later changed to include camels. The changes have caused some delays because the entrance cannot accommodate camels and the changes have to be done,” said Dr. Kuti. He added that the slaughter house once put into operation will have 50 to 100 camels, 200 cattle and 500 goats slaughtered daily. The governor said the slaughterhouse will connect the people of Isiolo and neighbouring counties to the international market especially the Middle East where there is much consumption of meat.
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