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Mumias Sugar (Kenya): The bargain that bought Kenya sugar

Asili Africa
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Mumias began as a bargain: a guaranteed buyer for cane legally locked to one mill by zoning. It ran through state underwriting, farmer out-growers, and imported sugar packed in their bags until an audit surfaced disputes over profits and bailouts. Now, after twenty years of unpaid claims, the promise returns to those who held it all along.

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