The Kenya Sugar Board has ordered a three-month suspension of milling operations in the western region starting Friday, July 11, aiming to address a deepening sugarcane shortage while promising farmers higher income once factories reopen.
Chief Executive Jude Chesire said the government move, which affects major millers including Nzoia Sugar Company, Butali Sugar Mills, West Kenya Sugar Company, Mumias Sugar and Busia Sugar, will allow immature cane to fully develop in the fields.