Residents of Nambale in Busia County are yet to come to terms with the fact that Nambale cotton ginnery which at one time was their pride and source of income is being turned into a bar.
The residents now blame their local leaders for turning a blind eye even as four individuals posing as Directors of Nambale cotton ginnery continue to act with impunity in blatant disregard of the law.
They are now appealing to President Uhuru Kenyatta to issue a directive that could help save one of the Country’s oldest ginneries.
Western governors through Kakamega Governor Wycliffe Oparanya had recently hinted that President Uhuru had promised to revive all stalled industries in Western region.
In 2013 Busia Governor Sospeter Ojaamong also set aside Ksh50 million to revive four cotton ginneries in Busia namely Nambale, Malakisi, Muluanda and Amukura. Muluanda in Funyula received Ksh 5 million with the rest receiving Ksh 15million each.
The four Directors of Nambale cotton ginnery led by one Francis Omuse have so far sold all the machinery leaving behind a shell with rotten roofs.
Pascal Oduori is now appealing to the Directorate of public prosecutions Nurdin Hajji to come to their rescue. “Our leaders have abandoned us and we are now on our own”, said Pascal who is a resident and a cotton farmer.
“These Directors would have built a hospital to help in treating Covid 19 patients instead of turning the ginnery into a pub to help in spreading the virus”, an angry Pascal added.
