Members of Nyakongo Livestock Producers society were on Thursday forced to return their milk produce unsold following a decision by the management to close it down due to a financial crisis.
This means that over 200 dairy farmers who have been selling their produce to the society will have to look for an alternative market besides losing their shares to its management, most of them who have gone missing following corruption allegations labeled against them.
Speaking to Hivisasa.com on Thursday, the angry farmers accused the management of corruption and dictatorship besides asking for help from the government to help them recover their dues.
“We are in a rude shock and only God knows our fate. They decided to close the premises without our knowledge only for us to learn the news from the notice board. This is dictatorship and we call upon the government to use its machineries and arrest the management,” said Peter Mogusu.
“We have rules and regulations that ought to be followed. We must be given our dues by the company and the rest will follow. I again call upon the political leadership and the government to help us to solve the issue,” added Alice Ombune.
Area MCA Ken Atuti described the situation as ‘critical and devastating’ and promised to work hand in hand with the affected members to ensure they get their dues soonest besides promising to get an alternative market for them.