Negotiations with County and National Government departments: Cooler plant and land for construction of Cooler House

There were a series of community mobilization meetings as well as round table meetings with both County and National Governments departments where construction of a cooler house and provision of milk cooler were discussed. The national government (Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries, directorate of Agriculture) through the county department of cooperatives promised to provide a 3,000 litres milk cooler to the Umande Cooperative Society. The county government through the area Member of County Assembly (MCA) committed to donate a land where the cooler house would be constructed which would also serve as the offices for the cooperative society. Subsequently, the county government of Laikipia donated 0.5 acre piece of land at Karachi public ground (approximately 5km from Nanyuki-Meru Highway) where the cooler house would be constructed as well other facilities such as yoghurt processing unit, agrochemicals shop, and feeds making and storage units.