Mumias last cash source fizzles out

Mumias Sugar Company plant. FILE PHOTO | NMG

A lack of electricity at Mumias Sugar Company #ticker:MSC has hampered the sale of ethanol, the single source of income following the closure of the factory about six months ago.

Kenya Power #ticker:KPLC disconnected electricity at the Kakamega-based factory in September, paralysing activities at the weighbridge as ethanol cannot leave the company without having weight verified by the Kenya Revenue Authority, which has an officer at the site.

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