{"id":15415,"date":"2020-10-04T19:22:02","date_gmt":"2020-10-04T19:22:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/kenya\/?p=15415"},"modified":"2020-10-04T19:22:02","modified_gmt":"2020-10-04T19:22:02","slug":"state-agency-sets-up-water-bottling-plant-in-tana-delta","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/economy\/state-agency-sets-up-water-bottling-plant-in-tana-delta","title":{"rendered":"State agency sets up water bottling plant in Tana Delta"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Author: PHILIP MWAKIO\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>AfricaPress-Kenya:<\/strong> Coast Development Authority (CDA) has unveiled the first bottled water plant in Tana River County.<\/p>\n<p>The water is packed at the Integrated Fruit Processing Plant (IFPP) in Boji, Hola under the brand name Tana Best.<\/p>\n<p>CDA Managing Director Mohamed Keinan said they have upgraded the fruit juice manufacturing equipment to include a water production line.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have injected Sh7.5 million to install 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 is successful.<\/p>\n<p>Dr Keinan said 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>He said the new venture into water bottling was to complement the mango processing plant during the fruit\u2019s off-season.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe factory has permanent employees so we had to explore options to keep the factory functioning round the year and employees busy,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Keinan spoke during the product launch accompanied by board directors Beatrice Gambo and Amina Abdalla.<\/p>\n<p>He said plans are underway to upgrade the IFPP to a multi-fruit juice facility to include pineapples, watermelon, chilli and tomato sauce\u00a0with carton packaging.<\/p>\n<p>The water plant has a packaging capacity to pack 4,000 bottles an hour.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Author: PHILIP MWAKIO\u00a0 AfricaPress-Kenya: Coast Development Authority (CDA) has unveiled the first bottled water plant in Tana River County. 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