Sugar farmers root for new milling machinesFarmers protest seeking revival of Mumias Sugar Company in May, 2018. Rather than spend the millions on repairs, experts in the sector proposed that new milling machines which cost less than Sh3 billion be bought and installed. The farmers and line experts also made radical proposals alongside a number of industry stakeholders that the State writes off the Sh2.6 billion debts owed to the farmers. The farmers want the State to replace obsolete parts of the factories milling machines that are ineffective. Among those present in the meeting were the Sugar Directorate Chief Executive Solomon Odera, former Privatisation Commission boss Solomon Kitungu now the Investment Secretary.

Source: Standard Digital December 23, 2018 21:00 UTC