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State to clear cane farmers, staff arrears before leasing handover

West Kenya Sugar Company will lease Nzoia Sugar Company. [File, Standard]

The government has promised to clear arrears owed to sugar cane farmers for the crop delivered to the four State-owned factories and staff before handing them over for leasing.

Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe said in a statement sent to newsrooms on Friday, that West Kenya Sugar Company will lease Nzoia Sugar Company, while Kibos Sugar and Allied Industries Ltd will operate Chemilili Sugar Company for 30 years.

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