They were planted by farmers who used to grow maize but replaced it with the crop. The reality, however, is the cane in most farms has overgrown after the factory the county promised did not materialise. A few farmers, tired of waiting for the sugar factory, said they want to burn and uproot the crop altogether. Worse, there is no sign in sight that what they had planted would be harvested soon, giving them more jitters. A spot check by the Star shows flowering sugarcane in many a farm, a sign of the overmaturing cane.

Source: The Star March 01, 2021 01:01 UTC