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Sarrai Group's Mumias Sugar lease deal faces fresh turbulence

Uganda's Sarrai Group is fighting to cling to a 20-year lease to operate the collapsed Mumias Sugar Company. [Benjamin Sakwa, Standard]


The pronouncements by President William Ruto that his administration would revive the ailing sugar industry during his recent visit to Kakamega County might spell doom for Uganda's Sarrai Group.


The miller has been fighting to cling to a 20-year lease to operate the collapsed Mumias Sugar Company.

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