{"id":15250,"date":"2020-10-01T20:01:54","date_gmt":"2020-10-01T20:01:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/kenya\/?p=15250"},"modified":"2020-10-01T20:01:54","modified_gmt":"2020-10-01T20:01:54","slug":"cda-rolls-mineral-water-project-in-tana-river","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/economy\/cda-rolls-mineral-water-project-in-tana-river","title":{"rendered":"CDA rolls mineral water project in Tana River"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Author: AGENCY<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>AfricaPress-Kenya:<\/strong> The Coast Development Authority (CDA) has unveiled bottled water in the arid Tana River County.<\/p>\n<p>The new product also known as the \u2018Tana Best\u2019 is being rolled out at the Integrated\u00a0 Fruit Processing\u00a0 Plant (IFPP) factory located in Boji Tana River County.<\/p>\n<p>For the water bottling plant, the CDA will be getting the water from River Tana that meanders in the vast region.<\/p>\n<p>CDA Managing Director (MD) Dr. Mohamed Keinan says the\u00a0Authority\u00a0has upgraded the fruit juice manufacturing equipment to include a water production line.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have injected Sh.7.5 million to install a state-of-the-art water treatment and packaging equipment,\u201d he said adding that appropriate planning and research was done to ensure the new product was successful.<\/p>\n<p>Keinan says development projects in the coastal region are being aligned with the national government\u2019s agenda of universal healthcare, affordable housing, food security, and manufacturing.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Keinan said the new venture into the water bottling business was to complement the mango processing plant during offseason.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe factory has permanent employees so we had to explore other options to keep the factory functioning round the year and keep employees busy,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Keinan disclosed plans are underway to upgrade the integrated IFPP factory to a multi-fruit juice facility to include processing pineapples, watermelon, chili, and tomato sauce with carton packaging after undergoing an expansion.<\/p>\n<p>The MD who spoke during the product launch was accompanied by directors Beatrice Gambo and Amina Abdalla, who appreciated the investment. They said the project had achieved President Uhuru Kenyatta&#8217;s agenda on Manufacturing.<\/p>\n<p>Dr Keinan said the Automatic water bottling plant has a packaging capacity of up to 4,000 bottles of purified water an hour for sustainability.<\/p>\n<p>Cynthia Mugo fruit processing project coordinator says the plastic water bottles are currently produced and supplied in 500 ml and 1-litre bottles and will be upscaled as per market needs.<\/p>\n<p>The new developments have been welcomed by residents living near the factory saying it will create jobs for local youth, helping foster economic development in the Region.<\/p>\n<p>A local community leader Harun Ali has hailed the upgrading of the fruit processing factory saying it will, in the long run, improve farmers&#8217; livelihoods and also create jobs for locals.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Author: AGENCY AfricaPress-Kenya: The Coast Development Authority (CDA) has unveiled bottled water in the arid Tana River County. 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