Migori cane farmers threaten to stop supply to Sony Sugar over arrears

Migori County cane farmers want the Sony Sugar Company to settle arrears for all farmers, failure to which they will not supply any more cane to the company.

The chairperson of the Kenya National Federation of Sugarcane Farmers, Sony branch, John Odondi said many farmers have not been paid money for cane delivered from February 2024.

Odondi said the farmers will not give their cane to the factory until the company settles all the arrears.

He claimed that the company is not committed to paying farmers on time and also addressing other issues affecting the farmers as promised by the management.

Odondi further noted that they want to see the company management addressing issues that undermine the operation of the company in due course.

“We have been expecting better services from the current leadership of the company but this is not forthcoming. There is laxity among some of the company's top management,” he said.

He insisted that all farmers must be paid arrears, adding that they would not allow the company to pay some farmers and leave others.