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The Chairperson, Privatisation Steering Committee Patricia Adala (left) and CEO of Privatisation Commission Solomon Kitungu during recent stakeholders' engagement meeting held at Chemelil Sugar Company. PHOTO BY: HEZRON OCHIEL.
The Council of Governors (CoG) now wants privatisation of sugar factories halted to allow for dialogue between national and county governments.
After unsuccessfully lobbying to have the management of sugar factories transferred to the county governments, CoG has now vowed to use the law to discredit the process, saying the current Privatisation Act is unconstitutional as it did not factor in the devolved governance system.
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