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Battle lines drawn as Butali, West Sugar wars turn political

Kenya: Tomorrow at 10am, the country is likely or unlikely to know the fate of a multi-billion shilling case pitting two sugar factories that has also sucked in politicians from western Kenya.

West Kenya Sugar Company says it will ignore an invitation by the Government to discuss its objection to the granting of an operating licence to Butali Sugar Mills Ltd (BSML) within the same sugar zone. Further, West Kenya Company wants its competitor, Butali Sugar Company, closed immediately. “If on Monday October 6, 2014, BSML continues to conduct the business of a sugar miller, then, we shall commence legal proceedings to compel your esteemed authority to enforce the law,” warns West Kenya Sugar Company through their lawyers.

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