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Erick Odhiambo at his sugarcane farm in Oruba Village, Uriri Sub-County (PHOTO: Caleb Kingwara)
Erick Odhiambo goes around his sugarcane farm removing overgrown parts of the crop.
He cuts a frustrated figure as he narrates the events of the last few months that have left him with nowhere to take his already mature cane after Sony Sugar Company stopped taking the crop from its contracted farmers last year amid financial woes. The cane is now almost going to waste, and despite many trips to the factory to have his cane harvested, no action has been taken.
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