Blow for State millers as Ruto tells cane farmers to consider rival offers

Deputy President William Ruto Tuesday evening gave sugar cane farmers the green light to market their produce to processors offering to pay on time in what could further dent debt-ridden State millers’ fortunes but please the growers.

Dr Ruto told a meeting of the Intergovernmental Budget and Economic Council (IBEC) in Nairobi that cane growers will be allowed to supply produce to millers who offer the best package, even as industry players discuss a solution to the sugar firms' woes.