Amid protests against the factory's closure by Nema, Governor Anyang' Nyong'o issued a statement saying it would be reopened and a different approach taken in resolution of the dangerous gas emissions problem. Reached for comment however, Nema's Director-General Mamo Boru Mamo denied Governor Nyong'o's claim that the closure decision had been overturned. The meeting took place as scores of Kibos' workers and sugarcane farmers staged protests over the factory's closure last week. SURVEY FINDINGSOn Friday, Nema ordered Kibos' immediate closure over pollution concerns after flagging it for violating air quality regulations. "We are asking the President to hear our cry and order the reopening of Kibos Sugar," said Mr Otieno.

Source: Daily Nation March 09, 2020 17:37 UTC