[Benjamin Sakwa, Standard]With the ongoing tussle over the leasing of assets of Mumias Sugar Company, the sugar industry is in the news again. Which begs the question, what is the matter with the sugar sector? It is easy to forget that the sugar industry is one of the oldest in the country. Muhoroni Sugar Company and Chemelil Sugar Company Limited were created in the mid-1960s. Interestingly, in all five cases, the government opted to hire foreign firms to run the State-owned sugar firms.

Source: Standard Digital June 12, 2021 05:26 UTC