Tension at Muhoroni Sugar Company as staff protest ‘illegal redundancy’ letters
The protest follows the leasing of the state-owned sugar mill to West Valley Sugar Company in May 2025. - Kenya breaking news | Kenya news today | Capitalfm.co.ke..
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Workers at Muhoroni Sugar Company are protesting “illegal redundancy” letters that omit crucial entitlements after the state-owned mill was leased to West Valley Sugar Company for 30 years starting May 2025.
- Essential entitlements, including gratuity, unpaid salary arrears, NSSF contributions, and insurance deductions, are missing from the redundancy packages.
- Jacob Tolo, an employee, stated the letters only include severance pay, while Josephat Nyachae, the local workers’ union chairman, expressed frustration over lack of communication.
- Muhoroni Sugar Company CEO Gabriel Nyangweso clarified that the current lessee is not responsible for these grievances, as the government continues to pay salaries until October 2025.
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