By Nelson Musungu, Bungoma
The retired workers and farmers of Nzoia Sugar Company set to receive 7.7 million in gratuity payment
Bungoma Governor Kenneth Lusaka said that the National Treasury has approved and disbursed 7.7 million to pay retirees of Nzoia Sugar Company
He said that the government will make sure that the retirees who served Nzoia Sugar will with zeal and commitment and are well catered for, and they will start receiving their payment soon as the funds has already been disbursed by the treasury
Lusaka noted that as a county government, their goal is to see Nzoia sugar back to its feet
“My commitment is to see Nzoia working and paying farmers and workers on time, let’s not politicize everything as leaders, we have to give those farmers who have sacrificed their farms and planted cane to supply raw materials to the factory, and the only reward we can give them is by paying them timely,” Lusaka said
He stated that the most effective way to achieve this is through the approach taken by the national government in collaboration with Bungoma county government, by leasing the miller to a private investor for 30 years
Lusaka called on leaders to unite in seeking sustainable solutions for the factory’s revival, instead of resorting to unproductive blame games that do not serve the interests of the local people
He also confirmed that a private investor has pledged to pay farmers within one week of delivering their cane to the site
Lusaka added that when the company is fully operational, it will boost Bungoma county economy by increasing the cash the flow in the region
Jaswant Rai, a private investor at Nzoia Sugar Company pumped 5.6 billion shillings in the struggling miller that will help in the reviving the sugar company
Lusaka was speaking at Cardinal Otunga Girls in Bungoma during the opening of a dormitory that was built by Kenya Pipelines Company Foundation (KPC), the event was presided over by the speaker of the national assembly Dr. Moses Wetangula
