Mr Kiunjuri urged cane farmers to be patient even as the ministry and stakeholders in the sugarcane sub-sector look for a lasting solution to the perennial problems facing the industry. “For 20 years, we have been facing challenges on how to pay our farmers,” Mr Kiunjuri said. The final details of the privatisation, Mr Odinga said, will be discussed on Monday next week in Kisumu during a major cane stakeholders’ meeting. Mr Odinga regretted that the sugar industry had been brought down to its knees by corruption and mismanagement. On the task force formed by President Kenyatta last year to address the plight of cane farmers, Mr Kiunjuri said it would finalise its sitting after all farmers have been paid.

Source: Daily Nation March 04, 2019 21:56 UTC