Bidco opens ultra modern Sh. 20 billion industrial park in Ruiru

Bidco Industrial Park: Bidco Africa has opened an ultra-modern industrial facility in Ruiru, Kiambu.

The facility, dubbed Bidco Industrial Park was launched by president Uhuru Kenyatta on Thursday. The ultra-modern complex developed by Bidco Africa, East Africa’s largest Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) manufacturer, will host the company’s beverage and food processing factory.

“Expansion of the manufacturing holds key to realization of growth,especially for the youth,”said President Kenyatta.

The park which sits on part of an 80-acre parcel of industrial land within Tatu City comprises of a 550,000 litres per day effluent treatment plant, a 90,000 litres per hour water filtration facility and  a 66 kilovolts power station to supply 7.5 megawatts of electricity to the park.

Bidco Africa Chairman Vimal Shah said the Sh20 billion ultra-modern complex is part of the company’s expansion plans and will host its beverage and food processing factory. He added that the industrial park shall be a new business and shall not relocate the company’s old industry. “These are all new factories and machinery. We expect this new park to add to our total turnover and total product range. Our basket to the market shall therefore become bigger, which means there shall be significant employment creation as well as benefit Kenyans in general,” said Mr. Shah.  During the launch, Mr. Shah revealed that Bidco is planning to put up another factory in Nakuru County to produce animal feeds.

During the launch, opposition leader, former Prime Minister Raila Odinga offered an apology to Bidco for having spearheaded a negative campaign against the company during the post 2017 general election period. The campaign by Mr. Odinga had called on opposition followers to boycott products of some companies, among them Bidco Africa. No evidence of wrongdoing on part of Bidco was ever tabled by the opposition leader.