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Sugarcane farmers urge Ruto to settle factory debt

Cane cutters harvest West Kenya sugar factory contracted sugarcane at Vuyika in Malava Sub-county in Kakamega county on July 12, 2021. West Kenya sugar company pay their farmers on weekly basis. [Benjamin Sakwa, Standard]

Sugarcane farmers in Western Kenya have asked President William Ruto to settle debts owed by state mills to farmers and workers before he can talk about their bonuses.

The farmers also questioned the legal framework around the ambitious scheme.

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