Farmers, staff storm NEMA offices over closure of Kibos Sugar FactoryFriends and staff of Kibos sugar company demonstrate outside Kisumu County Governor Anyang' Nyongo's office (Photo: Denish Ochieng/ Standard)Cane farmers stormed National Environmental Management Authority (NEMA) offices in Kisumu temporarily disrupting services over the closure of the Kibos Sugar Factory.The farmers and factory employees claimed the recent closure of the factory by the environment authority was instigated by business rivalry. On Monday, the farmers and the workers demanded the lifting of the closure order, saying it had put several lives at stake. Something must be done to save these people,” said Zedekiah Odhiambo, the chairman of Kisumu Sugar belt Cooperative Union. Subscribe Now »Kibos Sugar Factory has been on NEMA radar for the last two years about pollution of the environment. Richard Korir, the County NEMA Environmental Inspector who received the petition said he would pass it to the right people who can consider the requests.

Source: Standard Digital March 09, 2020 11:37 UTC