Murang'a Governor Irungu Kangata has handed formal land ownership documents to six companies investing in the county's industrial park, marking a significant step in the county's drive to attract industry and create jobs. The issuance of the title documents gives the firms legal security over the plots they will occupy, allowing them to press ahead with their planned operations at the park.
Announcing the move, the governor revealed that more than half of the available space at the industrial park has already been allocated. The strong uptake points to growing investor appetite for the site, and suggests that the remaining plots could be taken up relatively quickly as more companies seek to establish a foothold in the county.
According to Citizen TV Kenya, the six firms that received their land documents are among 27 investors who have been approved to establish operations at the industrial park. The park itself is situated on former Del Monte land, repurposing a large tract historically associated with agriculture into a hub intended to anchor manufacturing and industrial activity in the region.
Governor Kangata said the county has so far generated 240 million shillings from the investors, a figure that underlines the financial momentum the project has gathered. He indicated that this revenue will be channelled towards county development programmes as well as into building up the infrastructure within the industrial park itself, strengthening the foundation for the businesses moving in.
The project is already moving from paper to the ground, with several of the investors having commenced construction of manufacturing plants. The early start to building works signals that the companies are keen to begin operations, and that the industrial park is progressing beyond the planning stage into active development.
The Murang'a industrial park hosts both a special economic zone and an export processing zone, a combination designed to make it attractive to firms targeting both local and international markets. Through these arrangements, the county is positioning the park as a base for production and export, with the wider goal of creating employment opportunities and enhancing agricultural value addition across the region.
Among the planned ventures, investors have spoken of bringing value addition to agricultural products, including setting up processing lines for seeds and other produce. By turning raw agricultural output into finished or semi-finished goods within the county, the park is expected to add value to local farming, support livelihoods and help diversify Murang'a's economy beyond primary agriculture.