Bungoma governor Ken Lusaka has dismissed claims by leaders allied to the opposition that the then Webuye Pan paper mills is not operational terming them as uninformed and ill-intended on President Kenyatta's efforts to breath life into the western region. Lusaka, while responding to Kiminini MP Chris Wamalwa's remarks that the government had blackmailed the region by claiming to have re-opened the paper factory said the legislator had not been to the millers and had no facts about its state. The governor said sections of the now Rai Paper mills were running and have produced tonnes of paper for use pledging to offer a free air ticket for the Kiminini legislator who confirmed not having visited the factory so that he can verify and see for himself. "It was not practical to re-open the entire factory at ago given its state but the section that is operational has produced tonnes of paper already." Said Lusaka.

Source: Standard Digital February 02, 2017 09:42 UTC