The Kenya Sugar Board has now says that 80% of the workers of the newly leased sugar mills will retain their jobs, following the full takeover by the private investors. Giving the notice, Kenya sugar board chairman Nicholas Gumbo said that the jobs are secure, considering the expertise of the more than 5000 workers from across the four mills. Workers’ union COTU declined an invitation to a tripartite committee to discuss the redundancies that had been declared by the millers. The 6 month transition period after the leasing expires at the end of October 2025. Part of the demands by COTU include the payment of a 5 billion shillings salary and allowances arrears owed to workers by the government
