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Sony Sugar risks shutdown after five years without repairs

An aerial view of Sony Sugar Company in Migori County. The miller owes farmers Sh400 million in unpaid dues for cane deliveries as of November last year. [Caleb King'wara, Standard]

Failure to carry out annual maintenance for the last five years has been blamed for Sony Sugar Company’s current woes.

Insiders say the Awendo-based sugar miller is now paying the price for skipping the annual exercise for five straight years, leaving its machines in a state of near-disrepair.

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