Ruto Promises Mumias Sugarcane Farmers The First Ever Bonus Since The Company Was Opened In 1971

• President William Ruto promised bonus payments to sugarcane farmers at the end of January 2025
• Ruto said he will start with the farmers of the Mumias Sugar Company who have been patient in ensuring that the company roars
• The head of state also promised to ensure that the company pays farmers and workers on time, to avoid delays

Sugarcane farmers in Kenya will start getting bonuses on top of their wages.

President William Ruto announced plans to introduce bonus payments to all sugarcane farmers across the country in 2025.

When will Mumias Sugar farmers get the bonus?

Speaking at the Mumias Sugar Complex Stadium in Kakamega on Wednesday, January 1, Ruto promised to administer the first bonus payment to farmers of the Mumias Sugar Company.

The head of state disclosed that the award will be the first in the country since the launch of the company in 1971.

“As I promised, we will put new management in the Mumias Sugar Company. We will ensure that there is a program that gives sugarcane farmers on time payment, workers' payment on time, and bonus to the farmers.

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“I will be here by the end of January 2025 to oversee the payment of the first bonus to sugar farmers since the company started. I committed to pay this bonus to hardworking farmers through the leasing program,” said Ruto.

Why does Ruto want to reward sugarcane farmers?

Ruto congratulated all the farmers for their efforts to supply the company with enough sugarcane since it resumed their operations.

In September 2024, the government banned the importation of sugar from outside the Common Market of Eastern and Southern Africa and the East African Community (EAC).

Data from the Kenya Sugar Directorate showed that millers produced 63,075 tonnes in February 2024, compared to 60,680 tonnes produced in January 2024 after the start of operations.

“This year we have not lost our foreign currency savings by importing sugar, you have made us proud,” he said.

Debts of the Mumias Sugar Company

In 2023, Ruto promised to write off KSh 50 billion of debts in the company, saying he would persuade Parliament to implement the forgiveness.

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He explained that the debt was more than KSh 60 billion, but previous governments removed it, and his administration will completely cancel it.

The move led new investors to show interest in the company that was once a leader in East Africa.

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