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Cane farmers with mature cane in limbo following the suspension of cane production

A farmer tends to his cane in Kakamega.[Benard Lusigi,Standard]

Patrick Mudialo, 48, at Lunganyiro area Matungu Constituency Kakamega County is doing his third weeding ready for his sugarcane harvest in the next two months.

Mudialo is a devastated farmer following the Agriculture Food Authority's (AFA) decision to suspend cane production for four months due to cane shortage despite having already planted his cane before the suspension.

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