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Kwale Sugar cane farmers protest state closure of KISCOL milling firm

By Benard Sanga | 7yrs ago

Some of the over 600 sugar cane farmers during their protest at Ramisi after a local sugar factory was closed. [Gideon Maundu, Standard]

Cane farmers on Monday took to the streets to protest at the closure of a local sugar factory.

Farmers said they were incurring losses as the Kwale International Sugar Company (Kiscol) was not receiving cane.

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