President Uhuru Kenyatta has been leading by example in a bid to support the local industry by adorning shirts from a local textile manufacturer, Rivatex. (Uhuru of shirts)The managing director at Rivatex, Prof. Thomas Kipkurgat revealed in an interview with Daily Nation that the company supplied a minimum of six shirts to State House on a monthly basis. President Uhuru Kenyatta flags off an SGR train linking Nairobi and Naivasha at the Nairobi Terminus on the outskirts of Nairobi, on October 16, 2019. “Our plea is for the president to call us to State House and tell us how he feels when adorning the shirts,” Nyakio said. The Eldoret based textile plant has been hailed for its unique design leading to many institutions and Kenyans alike making orders for the shirts and full uniform.

Source: Daily Nation October 05, 2020 09:41 UTC