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The government has moved to boost sugarcane farming at the Coast by launching an ambitious plan to revive the fortunes of the multi-billion shilling Kwale International Sugar Company (KISCOL) that had stalled for months.
Speaking during a site visit at the Kiscol milling plant in Ramisi, Kwale County, Cabinet Secretary for Agriculture and Livestock Development Mutahi Kagwe announced the formation of a stakeholder committee that will spearhead full revival of the milling plant operations.
The committee, to be led by the Kenya Sugar Board (KSB), will encompass the national government, the Kwale County government, investors, sugarcane farmers, security agencies and local leaders in efforts to resolve legal, operational, and other challenges that have affected the operations.
