Sugarcane farmers say they are yet to receive money in their accounts, despite government’s assurance that some have been paid. But Kenya National Federation of Sugarcane Farmers deputy secretary Simon Wesechere said farmers had been assured they will get the money by tomorrow. Other industries, which are dependent on the sugar industry, have collapsed, including the molasses plant in Kisumu,” he said. Privatisation Commission chairman Paul Otuoma said that though the privatisation process “has been cumbersome, there is light at the end of the tunnel”. “We want to make the sugar industry is more profitable and see farmers’dividends rise.

Source: The Star March 05, 2019 04:07 UTC