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The Bachuma Quarantine Station, part of Kenya’s Disease-Free Zone initiative under Vision 2030, was developed to enhance livestock production and trade for poverty reduction and food security. Due to land ownership challenges, the original concept shifted to a quarantine station and disease-free compartments model. The station now supports the livestock value chain by ensuring livestock health and safety for international markets, aligning with Kenya’s economic growth goals through agricultural trade.
With 80% of construction complete, BLQS features several key infrastructure facilities at various stages of completion, including nine (9) cattle pens, each measuring 50 meters by 80 meters, with a capacity to hold 500 to 600 head of cattle; six (6) sheep and goat pens, each measuring 35 meters by 80 meters and capable of holding 1,400 animals and; three (3) camel pens, each 50 meters by 80 meters, designed to accommodate 400 camels.
Other facilities include perimeter fencing, a laboratory building, staff housing, an office block, an emergency slaughterhouse, a post-mortem building, a maintenance workshop, a feed store, and a wildlife protection trench.
Other infrastructure (at various levels of completion)
BLQS is suitable for investors seeking opportunities in the livestock and agribusiness sector, particularly those interested in managing large-scale operations focusing on disease control and compliance with international trade standards. Investors with expertise in animal health management, disease surveillance, and market facilitation will find this opportunity attractive, as it involves overseeing the development, management, and maintenance of a quarantine station while ensuring access to international livestock markets by maintaining a disease-free supply chain for export.
BLQS has an estimated annual production capacity of 50,000 cattle, 100,000 sheep and goats, and 10,000 camels, with room for expansion to meet rising demand.
The government is offering BLQS under a 30-year lease (in accordance with the Land Act of 2012) to a private operator.
Located in the environs of Taita Hills, soils are primarily cambisols, originating from weathered gneiss, well-drained, and moderately fertile. Steeper slopes have shallow regosols, while drier foothills feature luvisols, acrisols, and arenosols with low fertility. Valley bottoms contain fertile fluvisols from regular floods, while lowlands, including Tsavo National Park, have deep, acidic ferralsols prone to erosion and low fertility.
BLQS is located in the lower, dry plains of Taita Taveta County, known for ranching, national parks, and mining. The climate, influenced by South-Easterly winds, features two rainy seasons: long rains (March-May) and short rains (October-December). Rainfall is uneven, with highlands receiving more (up to 1,200 mm annually). The county's average annual rainfall is 650 mm, and the temperature averages 23°C.
Bachuma Livestock Quarantine station receives water from the Mzima Springs pipeline belonging to TAVEVO water and sewerage company. In addition, a borehole has already been drilled at the site supported by a large capacity underground concrete tank under construction and overhead tanks for water reticulation.
BLQS is conveniently located along the Voi-Mombasa Road, 48 km from Voi town and 5 km from Miasenyi Railway Station on the Standard Gauge Railway. It is also about 100 km from Mombasa via Moi International Airport.
The site is connected to the national grid and equipped with two transformers—one at the old site and another within the quarantine facility. Additionally, the area's abundant sunshine presents an opportunity for solar power utilization.
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