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June 26, 2026
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Twist as court admits farmers in battle over sugar zoning

Twist as court admits farmers in battle over sugar zoning

Court broadens legal challenge over Sugar Act rezoning as Bumula farmers seek to stop polls...

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The High Court has allowed several sugarcane farmers and stakeholders to join a constitutional petition challenging the zoning of sugar-growing areas under the Sugar Act, 2024, potentially impacting the future of sugar farming in Bungoma County.

  • The petition, filed by Bumula farmer Silverious Simon Simiyu, argues that over 9,000 farmers have been unfairly affected by a rezoning that lacks adequate public participation.
  • The court's decision allows for a wider legal battle, with some parties supporting the current zoning and others opposing it.
  • The case also seeks to halt the upcoming June 25 elections for sugarcane farmers’ representatives to the Kenya Sugar Board.

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