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Former Sugar Board chairman Saul Busolo (centre) addressing the press in Kisumu. [Collins Oduor, Standard]
Cane farmers now want to be listed as major shareholders in State-owned sugar mills in the proposed privatisation of the factories. They said they will only benefit from the privatisation if they are allowed to have an integral role in ownership of the mills.
The concerns were raised as a task force met experts in Kisumu to fine tune their findings from the field guided by line industry experts early this week.
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