Siaya County government will avail 100 acres of land to the Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI) to put up a research centre in the rural county.
Governor James Orengo disclosed this during a meeting with the KEMRI team in Siaya on Tuesday.
The governor announced that the Research Biotec Complex will be built in the Bondo sub-county.
The KEMRI team was led during the meeting by Dr. Abdullahi Ali who is the chairman of the institution.
"Siaya County, having health as one of its key pillars of Nyalore government Manifesto, is availing 100 acres of land in Bondo Sub County for KEMRI to build a research Biotec Complex," Orengo said.
Orengo noted that KEMRI's presence in Siaya will see exponential growth in research and open up employment opportunities to unemployed people in Siaya County.
KEMRI /CDC already has a Clinical Research Center(CRC) in Siaya town and has been collaborating with the Department of Health in the county for several years.
KEMRI also has a Centre for Global Health Research (CGHR) which is located in Kisumu.
The Kisumu Centre is one of the 15 Research Centres of the Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI).
The Centre is strategically located in Kisumu City, western Kenya region, in an area that is endemic for major infectious diseases.
Since its establishment in 1984, CGHR has been on the world map as the site of ground-breaking research focusing on infectious diseases of medical importance. Specifically, the Centre has carried
The premier research institute also has a Center for Infectious and Parasitic Diseases Control Research (CIPDCR) In Busia.