President Uhuru Kenyatta at State House. [Photo/waza.co.ke]
The country’s top miller which has closed down for maintenance has revealed that it is supplying its reserves to the State House and selected government agencies.
According to kenyans.co.ke, an insider said that at the time of closure the miller had 1,000 bags meant for internal consumption and emergencies.
“We supply State House directly and the rest of this emergence sugar is used internally by the company or can be supplied to the government for special functions. We have no sugar for the rest of the market,” revealed the source as quoted by kenyans.co.ke
The company’s board chairperson, Kennedy Ngumbau Mulwa said that they closed due to bad weather, shortage of raw materials and maintenance works.
“We closed down for maintenance and this is also the out of crop season. It is a good time to do maintenance as we wait for the crop to mature. It is also raining and therefore not a good time to transport cane,” Mulwa said.
The direct supply to government comes when Kenyans are buying 1KG of sugar at approximately Sh200. There has been an outcry and political games. The opposition and government are blaming each other for running cartels that are behind the price increment.