North Rift Economic Bloc chairman and Uasin Gishu Governor Jackson Mandago is pushing for improvement of cellular service in the Kerio Valley belt.
This comes even as ethnic clashes instigated by cattle rustling rock Marakwet-Pokot-Turkana boundaries.

The Uasin Gishu Governor says poor mobile network service especially in the valley belt is largely blamed to hamper security response in the areas.

Governor Mandago asked officials from mobile telco giant, Safaricom, to work on improvement of service in parts of North Rift regions, especially Kerio Valley.

Speaking as has he hosted Safaricom’s officials on a courtesly visit, led by Director of Strategy and Innovation Joseph Ogutu, Mandago said the company may realize big business prospects as it budgets to improve the nework in the said areas.

Mandago is the chairman of NOREB, a trade bloc that brings close eight counties who bank on tourism, sports tourism and agriculture to create investments. Insecurity in parts of the region certainly threatens to choke investment.

The company’s officials said their budgetary allocation under Security Service, has taken into consideration the region. The plan budgets for establishment of infrastructure in areas where security is of concern.

Safaricom also said that the call centre that has been established in Eldoret will greatly benefit residents of Uasin Gishu County. The investment is a billion shilling project.

The firm has established its second biggest call centre, at Eldoret’s Rupa Mall. About 600 direct and another 400 indirect employments will be created.