Discontent as State raises cane buying price by mere Sh50

Sugarcane farmers tend to their crops at Lunganyiro village in Matungu, Kakamega county. [Benard Lusigi]

Sugarcane farmers have criticised the Ministry of Agriculture for increasing sugarcane buying price by a mere Sh50.

This is after newly appointed Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Andrew Mwihia Karanja revised the sugarcane buying price from Sh4,950 set earlier this month to Sh5,000 per ton.