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Pay us Sh600m arrears, sugar firms staff tell government

Kenya Union of Sugarcane Workers Secretary General Francis Wangara. [Michael Mute, Standard]

A fresh storm is brewing in the sugar industry as factory workers demand Sh600 million in unpaid arrears.

The workers wants the government to prioritize the payment, which is part of the Sh5 billion debt they claim they are owed by government-owned sugar firms.

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