from ndedavit06@ . . .
Dear all,
There has been an attempt on the life of the CEO of Dominion farms Mr Calvin Burgess and both the US Government and the Embassy have taken a very strong view on the matter. Infact the embassy dispatched its representative down to the lake region for fact finding immediately.
The attempt was made by a small group of villagers led by a local councillor who has become notorious of threatening the investor regularly. The villagers were armed with “pangas ” (aka Machettes) to the tooth and made a double attempt to kill him but thanks God he was in a good 4×4 that saved the day.
Facts:
1. last month Calvin and Dominion farm organised a free medical services that saw hundreds of locals including those from the attacking village go through life changing surgeries in Siaya District hospital.
2.A youth center is due for completion that will admit over 4000 (four thousands pupils) a time for vocational training and spiritual fulfilment, HIV and AIDs awareness training for all the youth regardless of tribe, area of origin etc.
3. Dominion rice is currently the cheapest and the best in quality in the whole country and helping solve the hunger situation in the region.
QUESTION TO THE FORUM MEMBERS:
a). Where is the local MP of this Alego – Kadenge area and what is his role in promoting local development if investors will be attacked in this manner.
b). When will the Alego people embrace development and walk away from traditional beliefs.
c). Why hasn’t these community provided their so called Sons and Daughters to Dominion for employment when they are fully aware that their unemployed youth have no competencies suitable enough to fulfill the required minimum for the vacancies at the farm that they so desire to fill in?
d). WHAT next Kenya Luos? will we kill every developer simply because we becaome envious?
e). Where were these councillors when Lake basin failed the project repeatedly and why did they not protest so vigorously (or is a success story such a hindrance to this community).
LUOS and Alego- Kadenge-Usonga community TALK!! the forum is open for you to put up a convincing argument for your village.
Vitalis Ndeda
There are many ways to amicably resolve the concerns without resorting to machette wielding and threatening investors. The community should duly channel its grievances to relevant public authorities.
Let the community residents roll up their sleeves to engage the investor in real business not in these DESTRUCTIVE SHOWS.
i dream of a day when we will form a bank that will be able to assist all the mama mbogas,mechanics,vijana njugus,vinyozis to save and invest for the future of our generations..have you ever thought about this? ask dominion and some of the luo proffessionals to assist joluo,riek malich but we are blinded by less important issues.
the alego people must embrace development and avoid idling with politics. dominion is the only development in the area. thanks dominion group. I wish it could be extended to cover more areas and also look for ways of utilizing the papyrus which in in abundance.
james oloo
ja alego
Dominion farms had a plan to utilize Hwiro river. What is the newest development on that
james oloo
this is a challenge 4 kadenge people. Some of you cannot appreciate that dominion invested 2billion shillings in the area. Tell me how much the elite of the area have invested