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Governors praise debt waiver for cane farmers

Ndhiwa sugarcane farmers harvesting the household commodity that dwindles in Kenyan Market Intelligence platform. June 11, 2020. [Jonah Onyango, Standard]

Kisumu Governor Anyang' Nyong'o and his Migori counterpart Okoth Obado have led stakeholders in the sugar sector in lauding the move by the State to write off Sh62 billion debts.

The old debts have been a burden to the sugar industry, making it difficult for factories to attract strategic investors, if they were to be leased or privatised.

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