The Ministry had mid-last year started a process to hand over the millers to private firms in a long-term leasing programme. Read MoreThe High Court in Eldoret in October last year suspended leasing process pending the hearing and determination of a case filed by a group of farmers from Nandi County. With the cases seemingly set to derail the leasing process, Munya appears ready to abandon the plans, at least in the short term. Factories that will be handed to private firms under the lease model include Chemelil, Miwani, Muhoroni, Nzoia Sugar and South Nyanza Sugar Companies. While sugar will remain the mainstay, their new product portfolio will include increase of electricity and ethanol production as well as industrial sugar, pharmaceutical grade sugar and sugar cubes.

Source: Standard Digital January 09, 2021 21:22 UTC