Former Mumias Sugar Company workers on Tuesday camped at the sugar miller premises demanding payment of their salary arrears from Uganda-based Sarrai Group.
“The company has not paid workers yet its managers claim it is producing sugar,” Mr Magoha said. He called on President William Ruto to intervene.
The workers accused Sarrai Group of subjecting them to poor working conditions.
While in Kakamega County last December, President Ruto promised to get a new investor to revive the troubled miller.
"The government will clear all outstanding debts of the miller and bring in a new investor under an agreement that he will be remitting Sh100 million monthly to the County Government of Kakamega to improve on standards of education, health and improve the road network," he said.
However, in April 2022, High Court judge Justice Alfred Mabeya ordered Sarrai to leave the premises and removed Ponangipali Venkata Ramana Rao as the Administrator of the company.
“This court has considered the allegations made against the leasing process. Rao awarded the lease to the lowest bidder while there were higher bidders, without giving any justifiable explanation,” the judge ruled.
Justice Mabeya said public interest demands that receivership that has yielded zero results takes a back seat and a professional administration of Mumias is given a chance.
