Updated Mon, August 8th 2016 at 00:00 GMT +3Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Willy Bett has warned private millers against encroaching on contracted cane farms belonging to State-owned sugar factories. Demanding ExplanationThe Sugar Directorate had written a letter to the management of two private millers demanding an explanation on why they were harvesting and hauling cane from other millers’ zones. The CS took issue with rising complaints filed by Sony, Chemelil, Nzoia, Muhoroni and Miwani sugar companies that private factories were secretly harvesting their crops and milling them. During the tour, the CS met the boards of management of the private mills separately and held closed-door meetings with the authorities. But the managers of the private firms declined to comment, saying the matter was being resolved.

Source: Standard Digital August 07, 2016 21:00 UTC