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Fire destroys property worth Sh12m at Nzoia Sugar Factory

By Nathan Ochunge | 5yrs ago

Property worth Sh12million was on Friday evening reduced to ashes at Nzoia Sugar Company in Bungoma county following a fire outbreak at the factory plant.

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