Surrender your shares in Mumias Sugar Company, leaders tell government

President Uhuru Kenyatta (right) with leaders from Kakamega County when he presented a cheque of Sh1 billion to Mumias Sugar Company as a bailout in June. [PHOTO: FILE/STANDARD]

A fresh row is brewing between the national government and the counties over privatisation of sugar millers in the country.

With the Government set to privatise five sugar companies (Nzoia, Chemelil, Muhoroni, Miwani and South Nyanza), elected leaders from the county have launched a fresh push to have the State relinquish its 20 per cent shares in Mumias Sugar Company.