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Ruto wants Mumias to pay farmers Sh1 Billion bonus yearly

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President William Ruto during the official launch of Khwisero Technical and Vocational College on February 3, 2024. [Benjamin Sakwa, Standard]

President William Ruto has asked the Sarrai Group running Mumias Sugar to start paying farmers Sh1 billion annually for the use of some 9,000-nucleus estate the company got from locals.

Speaking in Lurambi Constituency during an interdenominational prayer service on Sunday, the President said tea and coffee farmers benefited from bonus as sugarcane growers remained hapless.

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