A tractor transporting canes to a factory. Mumias Sugar Company says cane poaching by competitors was to blame for the decline in cane delivery and by extension quantity of sugar processed.
Cut-throat competition and rampant poaching of cane are negatively impacting on Mumias Sugar Company financial outlook.
The sugar miller says cane poaching by Butali Sugar Company and West Kenya, both in Kakamega County, was largely to blame for the decline in cane delivery and by extension quantity of sugar processed.
