Mumias Sugar Company, once a giant sugar miller in East and Central Africa has been on its knees for over a decade now. The blue and green sugar bags that used to flood most shop shelves are no longer in existence except for a few of them that have come as a result of efforts to revive the miller.
One question however, that rocks the minds of the would be dependants of the firm is how three regimes of government have been remaining coy about it. Time since the regime of former president The Late Mwai Kibaki up to the current government, there have been many court orders concerning the miller. Surprisingly, senior politicians have been negatively hit by the court orders, the most recent being former Kakamega senator Hon. Cleo Malala.
Hon. Malala, SG UDA Party.
The now Secretary General to the ruling party UDA, Hon. Malala would be an extra driving force that would help revive the ailing sugar firm with the fact that he is a close ally to president Ruto and, a resident of Kakamega county which harbours Mumias Sugar Company. Unfortunately, as revealed by Mumias East Mp. Hon. Peter Salasya, the former has been barred by the court from engaging himself with any activities involving Mumias sugar company.
“I am a member of the Azimio camp, but during the president’s visit to Kakamega, I thought it wise to attend his meeting so that I try to find out exactly what is eating into Mumias Sugar. The president is committed to ensuring the miller is resuscitatedā¦but we have one cartel in the name of Malala, who has since been banned from speaking about Mumias. I am not going to entertain any politics that would deny my people jobs making them prone to crimes,” said Hon. Salasya.
Continued politicking about Mumias Sugar Company will only result into many more court orders which may not be healthy as regards to reviving it. Politicians should take a break and allow for formation of proper policies to help bring on course such companies like Mumias as promised by President Ruto.
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by: Channel254M