BY DICKENS WASONGA.
The Kenya assiciation of manufacturers, western region has hailed the formation of the coalition government and urged it to now speed up the resettlement of the IDPs.
Speaking during a meeting of its members at a Kisumu hotel, the association however challenged the government to pay a special attention to the bussiness comminity who incurred a huge loss during the post election violence.
The chairman of the association Mr. Sauesh Shah said the business community in the city can only be brought back to its feet if a fund was established to cushion the from the loss which ran into millions of shillings.
Mr. Shah also noted that the cost of doing business in the town has gone up tremendously due poor infrastructure.
He appealed to the municipal of Kisumu to upgrade roads within the city center and also those within the industrial area which he noted were in deplorable conditions.
The association also took issue with the security situation in the lake side city and urged the police to intencify patrols.
They appealed to the area PC to facilitate efforts to increase police posts with reccommendations that atleast ten more police posts be created especially at the industrial area to beef up security.
The meeting which was also attended by the deputy PC Nyanza Mr David Irungu on behalf of the PC was told that there was a remergence of official corruption in the province.
Mr.Provin Karai of Praffula enterprises accused members of his Asian community of fueling the vice by being eager to always offer bribes to government officers posted in the area to facilitate their activities.
The issue of Yala rice project was also mentioned as a case in point where official corruption was manifested.
Recently a civic leader from Siaya was arrested after he was alleged to have written a letter to the Dominion group of companies investing in the swamp to be given money so that his colleagues who are pro the firm could be elected during the mayorial polls.
ENDS.
– – –
Date: Thu, 17 Apr 2008 03:23:28 -0700 (PDT)
From: Dickens Wasonga
Subject: KENYA ASSOCIATION OF MANUFACTURES BACK COALITION GOVT