No sugar factory sold, only leased, Agriculture CS tells MPs

Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe has clarified that no sugar factory in Kenya has been sold, stating that the government has only leased them out through a transparent process that received full parliamentary approval.

Speaking before the National Assembly’s Agriculture Committee, CS Kagwe dismissed claims that the leasing process lacked transparency, emphasizing that all stakeholders were involved from the beginning.

“No sugar factory has been sold. It’s leasing that has been done, and Parliament approved the whole process. I dismiss assertions that the process was opaque considering all stakeholders were involved,” said Kagwe.

“We are ready to submit any document for scrutiny by Parliament and the general public, as requested by Hon. Ruth Odinga, to assure the public on the lease process.”