The newly registered Sanitary Pads and Diapers International Ltd is targeting plans to recruit at least 100 wholesalers and distributors countrywide, to raise its presence in the local market.

The Chinese company which owns the All White sanitary franchise in Kenya targets monthly sales of at least 160,000 packets ahead of the planned construction of a Sh2 billion manufacturing plant in Nairobi.

The company has partnered with local investor Peter Kuguru who runs the Kuguru Food Complex.

Kuguru has a 20 per cent stake in the Chinese firm and has been importing All White from China since June this year, currently selling10, 000 packets per month.

Speaking to the Star in Nairobi over the weekend, he said the factory is expected to be operational by 2017.