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Farmers protest and demand for more equity stake in sugar factories

Privatising sugar factories may not be the solution to the challenges facing the sector, according to cane farmers in Nyanza.

The farmers, who spoke under the auspices of a parallel task force christened Sugar Veterans Consultative Forum (Suveco) that looking into farmers' woes, said giving ownership of the mills to growers would make more sense.

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