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President William Ruto harvests sugar cane during the launch of the issuance of bonuses for sugarcane farmers in Mumias, Kakamega County. [PCS]

The High Court has suspended a Kenya Sugar Board (KSB) directive barring milling companies from buying sugarcane from farmers for three months.

Justice William Musyoka stayed the controversial directive pending the hearing and determination of a case filed by aggrieved cane farmers in the Upper and Lower Western regions.

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