Sugar reform needs direction, not misplaced blame

An aspirant for Nairobi Governorship position Fwamba NC Fwamba in his office on Monday,March 14,2022 who is advocating for education on ethics to traders in the city through seminars and forums. [Collins Kweyu,Standard]

The protest at the gate of Nzoia Sugar Company in Bungoma this week was a reminder of how deeply unresolved problems in Kenya’s sugar sector continue to affect real lives. Workers demanding payment of long outstanding salary arrears were not acting out of mischief.

They were reacting to years of financial strain that no family should endure. That reality must be acknowledged without hesitation. Yet empathy alone cannot resolve a structural problem. Reform demands accuracy, discipline, and a proper understanding of where responsibility begins and where it ends.