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.