South Nyanza Sugar Company (Sony) has sent on compulsory unpaid leave all casual employees, citing financial difficulties. In Manyatta, a town off the Sony plantations where cane cutters and other casual labourers live in mabati single rooms, the news has struck like a hurricane. On Monday, Oluoch and Sony board chairman Owino Likowa in a press conference said suspending casual workers was only a temporary measure. Sony Sugar and other failing millers Nzoia, Miwani, Muhoroni and Chemelil have been slotted for privatization. The tender was set to close on May 14 and the sugar companies sold within 120 days afterwards.

Source: The Star May 16, 2019 17:37 UTC