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Cane farmers, leaders oppose privatisation of State millers

Zachayo Magara, a board member of sugar task-force addresses sugarcane farmers at Sony Sugar Company in Migori County (Caleb Kingwara, Standard)

Sugarcane farmers in Migori County have continued to oppose the planned privatisation of South Nyanza Sugar Company (Sony), terming the move suspicious.

The Government had marked the company as one of the key entities to be divested following a dip in profitability and production.

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