RIVAL MILLERSHe blamed the miller's woes on rival, neighbouring sugar factories in Kakamega County, which he said were illegally harvesting cane from farmers contracted by Nzoia. "They (neighbouring factories) are the main problem. They have been harvesting our contracted cane and taking them to their factories for crushing," he told reporters at the Nzoia Guest House Hall. LOSE JOBSThe unionist said he would not allow Nzoia sugar employees to lose their jobs because of the selfish interests of their neighbouring firms. Nzoia Sugar is the only processing factory in the county as various stakeholders work on reviving the Rai Paper formerly Pan Paper factory in Webuye that collapsed in 1999.

Source: Daily Nation March 08, 2017 07:11 UTC