President Uhuru Kenyatta is set to open the refurbished Kenya Meat Commission depot today, Monday, and officially hand it over to the Kenya Defence Forces.
The President is expected to tour the KMC depot on Landhies Road before heading to the main factory in Athi River, Machakos County, to preside over the reopening of the meat processing facility.
This comes eight months after Uhuru transferred the commission to the Ministry of Defence through an Executive Order.
KMC was transferred to KDF which was tasked with restoring infrastructure and developing an ambitious business plan for the commission.
Senators opposed the move to transfer of KMC from the Ministry of Agriculture’s Livestock Department to the Defence Ministry, claiming that no public participation was conducted before the decision was made.
Senators called on Agriculture and Defense Cabinet Secretaries to appear before the House and explain what led to the transfer of the commission to KDF.
The Law Society of Kenya also moved to court challenging the restructuring of the Kenya Meat Commission (KMC).
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