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Sugar farmers root for new milling machines

Farmers protest seeking revival of Mumias Sugar Company in May, 2018. (Benjamin Sakwa, Standard)

The National Task Force on Sugar has been urged to advise the Government to build new sugar milling plants instead of wasting or spending a lot of money on repairs each year.

Each financial year, the State spends huge cash replacing old parts of the State-owned factory’s crushing machines.

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