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Mumias Sugar Company and Nzoia Sugar Company hit by cane poaching, says union official

National Chairman, Kenya Union of Sugar plantation and allied workers (Kuspow) Mackdonald Wamacho. He blames West Kenya Sugar Company for poaching cane owned by Mumias and Nzoia sugar companies. (PHOTO: TITUS OTEBA/STANDARD) 

Cane poaching has yet again been cited as a hindrance to productivity at Nzoia and Mumias sugar companies.

A Kenya Union of Sugar Plantation and Allied Workers (Kuspaw) official warned that if the trend continues, the two sugar mills will be faced with an acute shortage of raw materials.

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