Privatise state sugar firms, Raila proposesAU envoy Raila Odinga and Agriculture CS Mwangi Kiunjuri in Kisumu on March 11, 2019. Raila underscored the need to urgently address the problems dogging the sugar industry to improve production and ensure sustainability of the debt-ridden mills. “The survival of the sugar industry is at stake and we must support efforts by the Government to find a lasting solution to the problem,” said Raila. Raila said the country’s sugar industry is unable to compete regionally or globally due to low production and rooted for completion of the privatisation process to improve production. SEE ALSO :Team proposes measures to revive sick sugar sectorHe appealed to leaders to play a positive role in the revival of the sugar sector.

Source: Standard Digital March 11, 2019 21:48 UTC