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Collapse of Soin Sugar factory miller dashes hopes of Kericho farmers

By Nikko Tanui | 4yrs ago

 

Andrew Bett, a sugarcane farmer from Soin ward in Kericho speaks to the press. [Nikko Tanui, Standard]

The collapse of the Soin Sugar factory in Kericho County has dealt a big blow to farmers in the marginalised Soin-Sigowet constituency, where the cash crop is mainly grown.

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