Peter Kaluma from Homa Bay Town supports the plan to lease sugar mills owned by the state. He sees hope in the sugar reforms from the Kenya Kwanza team. The lawmaker thinks these changes will bring profit back to sugarcane farms. He praised President Ruto for helping to fix the sugar business. Kaluma asked the president to stay strong when other politicians push back.
The government plans to hand over failing sugar plants to private companies. This change aims to fix the sugar industry, which has lost money for years. Private groups started running the Chemelil, Muhoroni, and Miwani factories on May 13. Kaluma called sugarcane a crop that keeps people poor in Kenya. He blamed political talk for making farmers suffer more.
Several ODM leaders asked for the policy to be stopped. They said they did not oppose leasing itself, but how it was done. These leaders pointed out problems with openness and respect for public input. They worried about families who grow cane for their living. The group claimed the process breaks rules because it left out county governments from making decisions.
The government plans to hand over failing sugar plants to private companies. This change aims to fix the sugar industry, which has lost money for years. Private groups started running the Chemelil, Muhoroni, and Miwani factories on May 13. Kaluma called sugarcane a crop that keeps people poor in Kenya. He blamed political talk for making farmers suffer more.
Several ODM leaders asked for the policy to be stopped. They said they did not oppose leasing itself, but how it was done. These leaders pointed out problems with openness and respect for public input. They worried about families who grow cane for their living. The group claimed the process breaks rules because it left out county governments from making decisions.
