Meru Governor Kiraitu Murungi has promised Chinese investors free land as he seeks to attract investment in agribusiness and the hospitality industry.
The county government also offered to help the foreign investors acquire national government licences to fast-track establishment of processing plants in the county.
Speaking when he met a delegation from China’s Anhui Province led by deputy governor Zhou Xi’an, Mr Murungi said his administration would support investors in macadamia processing, packaging and construction of hotels in Meru National Park.
Mr Xi’an, who has been leading investment delegations in South Africa before coming to Kenya, said his government was keen on partnering with Meru in manufacturing to create jobs and supply the Chinese market with high quality goods.
He said the Anhui province was taking advantage of the outcomes of the Kenya-China agreements over the China International Imports Exhibition.
The two countries recently signed a memorandum of understanding on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures (SPS) giving Kenya’s fresh produce access to the Chinese market.
In August, the Governor signed a memorandum of understanding with Chinese municipality of Huangshan in Anhui to boost trade relations with the Asian country.
[Article source: The Business Daily, by David Muchui]
