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Nzoia Sugar Company to close for maintenance

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Nzoia Sugar Acting MD Chrispine Ogutu when he fielded questions during a press briefing at the factory on May 10, 2022. [Omelo Juliet]

Nzoia Sugar Company will suspend its operations for eight weeks for routine maintenance from May 19.

Acting managing director Chrispine Ogutu today said the closure was informed by a drastic drop in sugar production due to faulty equipment in the factory.

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