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CS Wamalwa urges senators to pass Sugar Bill, says reforms crucial

Defense CS Eugene Wamalwa inspects some of the newly purchased rollers and boilers for maintenance of the Nzoia sugar factory on June 8, 2022. [Benjamin Sakwa, Standard]

Defence Cabinet Secretary Eugene Wamalwa wants the Senate to pass the Sugar Bill which he says will address the sugar sub-sector's woes.

Speaking on Wednesday at the Nzoia Sugar factory when he launched the miller’s maintenance programme, the CS was optimistic that the sector would regain its lost glory if supported through good legislation.

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