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EXPLAINER: What leasing of four sugar factories to private millers means

State has assured that leases were awarded through a competitive procurement process

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by Allan Kisia

News09 May 2025 - 21:45
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Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe/Handout

In a bold step aimed at revitalising Kenya’s struggling sugar sector, the government has finalised a 30-year lease agreement handing over the operation of four major state-owned sugar mills to private millers.

The move is expected to usher in a new era of efficiency, increased productivity, and financial sustainability in a sector long plagued by debt and mismanagement.

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