Year: 2017

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Hundreds of Kisumu residents staged a protest outside the Kenya Breweries Limited offices in Kisumu on Thursday, demanding that 70 per cent jobs in the company should be given to locals. They said KBL has been giving opportunities to non-residents from other counties. PROTEST They sat outside the gates of the plant for the better part of the morning in protest. KBL, part of the East African Breweries Ltd, plans to open a Keg brewing plant in Kisumu next year. The factory is currently being built. The Sh15 billion plant has given hope to jobless locals on the prospects of securing employment. But the company, which said the new plant could provide up to 110,000 new jobs, earlier said it would announce plans on how it will recruit staff. JOBS Deputy Governor Mathews Owili said jobs that can be sourced locally should be given to locals. “We are going to formulate a committee that will recruit residents for the opportunities that the EABL plant will provide,” said Dr Owili. “The committee will comprise of representative from the county government, office of the area MCA, MP and two members of the community.” Dr Owili said the workers should do a fresh registration with the proposed committee to root out claims of biased recruitment. “We want to know the total number of people and skills they have for recruitment. The office will be situated outside the premises for fair recruitment of our people,” he said. Railways MCA David Arao said the company should give 70 per cent of the jobs to locals when the plant is complete. KBL officials were not immediately available for comment although they were holding a meeting at the offices during the protests.

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