NAIROBI, Kenya — Senate Majority Leader Aaron Cheruiyot has petitioned Chief Justice Martha Koome to expedite the resolution of court cases delaying the implementation of the Sugar Act (Kenya) 2024, which was assented to by President William Ruto in November 2024. The petition, signed by 16 Senators representing sugar-producing counties,…
More than 30,000 workers employed by four sugar companies have issued a strike notice over unpaid salary arrears and benefits amounting to Ksh.10.8 billion, raising fears of disruption in Kenya’s already fragile sugar industry. Union’s Position The Kenya Union of Sugar Plantation and Allied Workers (KUSPAW) General Secretary Francis Wangara…