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Kericho farmers, workers clash over sugarcane

The Sukari Limited weighbridge in Soin ward in Kericho county. There attempts to close it. [Nikko Tanui, Standard]

Sugarcane farmers in Kericho county have said they will resist attempts by the Kenya Union of Sugar Plantation and Allied Workers to shut down a Sh100 million weighbridge in Soin/Sigowet Constituency.

The farmers, through the Kenya Federation of Sugarcane Farmers, claim the move by the union would lead to the wastage of more than 3,000 metric tonnes of sugarcane at a yard near the weighbridge.

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