Western leaders urge Uhuru, Raila to help revive sugarcane sector
FARMKENYA INITIATIVE Mumias sugarcane farmers protest at Shianda in Mumias East on June 4, 2021. They were protesting against politicians from Western who are against an investor who had shown interest in reviving Mumias sugar factory. [Benjamin Sakwa, Standard] Western Kenya leaders have petitioned President Uhuru Kenyatta and ODM leader Raila Odinga to help unlock the stalemate in attempts to revive Mumias Sugar Company and the struggling sector. Last week, business magnate and Devki Group founder Narendra Raval withdrew his bid to lease Mumias Sugar after the process drew huge public inter...