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President Uhuru Kenyatta rejects calls to waive cane debt

President Uhuru Kenyatta with Deputy William Ruto and Bungoma governor Ken Lusaka acknowledge greetings of Mt. Elgon residents before addressing them at Kopsiro Primary School in Mt Elgon Bungoma County on December 15, 2016. PHOTO: BENJAMIN SAKWA

Sugarcane farmers were left with a bitter taste in the mouth after President Uhuru Kenyatta rejected their calls to have Sh3.5 billion sugar debts written off.

The farmers, through Kenya National Federation of Sugarcane Farmers, had petitioned the President to consider waiving the debts owed to the State by out grower companies they belong to.

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