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Oparanya, CS Rashid Echesa publicly clash over sugar firm woes

Rashid Echesa
Sports CS Rashid Echesa

Governor Wycliffe Oparanya and Sports and Heritage CS Rashid Echesa had a war of words over woes facing Mumias Sugar Company.

Mr Echesa claimed he was the Western political kingpin. “I stood up to oppose construction of a weighbridge at Shikunga in Butere, but Oparanya went ahead to issue a licence that saw the facility built and now it has led to the problems Mumias Sugar is facing currently,” he said.

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