The State Department for Cooperatives has released Sh20 million to upgrade Luanda Ginnery in Busia County in a bid to revitalize the cotton value chain and spur rural industrial growth.
Earmarked for Phase II of the ginnery's modernization, the funds will facilitate the installation of two new ginning machines, a cotton drying unit, and critical spare parts to support continuous operations.
Presiding over the official handover to the contractor, Secretary Administration in the State Department for Cooperatives Amos Mariba said the initiative was part of the government's Bottom-Up Economic Transformation Agenda (BETA), which prioritizes value addition and rural enterprise development.
Mariba said Luanda Cooperative Society Ginnery, located in Samia Sub-County, was the only functioning ginnery in Busia County and serves cotton farmers across parts of neighbouring Siaya County, terming the investment as a major milestone in the cotton farming revival. "Upgrading this facility is about more than machinery-it's about creating jobs, supporting our farmers, and reviving the local economy.
