Kisumu Governor Anyang Nyong'o says he agrees with Raila Odinga about sugar factory leases. He calls media reports of a split between them false. Both leaders support private management through open competition. They want farmers, workers, and county officials involved in the process.
The government has signed deals letting private companies run four state sugar mills for 30 years. West Kenya takes Nzoia Sugar, Kibos handles Chemelil, Busia manages Sony Sugar, and West Valley operates Muhoroni. Raila met with Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe and backed the lease plan as good for the economy.
Some stories claimed Nyongo wanted to stop the leasing in Kisumu County right away. These reports said he worried about community rights and ethnic tensions. They suggested he thought the process happened too fast with little public input. He supposedly feared that land grabs and more rural poverty might result from private control of Chemelil and Muhoroni factories.
The government has signed deals letting private companies run four state sugar mills for 30 years. West Kenya takes Nzoia Sugar, Kibos handles Chemelil, Busia manages Sony Sugar, and West Valley operates Muhoroni. Raila met with Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe and backed the lease plan as good for the economy.
Some stories claimed Nyongo wanted to stop the leasing in Kisumu County right away. These reports said he worried about community rights and ethnic tensions. They suggested he thought the process happened too fast with little public input. He supposedly feared that land grabs and more rural poverty might result from private control of Chemelil and Muhoroni factories.
