Chemelil Sugar Company has released Kes7.9 million to sugarcane transporters and cane harvesters for the week ending February 5, 2023.

Sugarcane transporters will be paid Kes6.5 million, while sugarcane transporters will receive Kes1.4 million.

According to Chemelil Sugar Company Interim Managing Director (MD) Jacqueline Kotonya, the payments to farmers, transporters, and harvesters will factor into arrears.

“During the course of this week ending February 26, the company will pay farmers, cane transporters and harvesters’ outstanding payments for week ending 5th and 12th February 2023, including payment of their arrears,” she said.

She has, however, warned the sugarcane harvesters and transporters against consuming unverified information about payments.

Further, the MD said fake information has been circulating in social media, giving the contrary position of the company with respect to the payments.

According to a circular to media houses on Wednesday, Kotonya says the company's operations are continuing without any hiccups while assuring stakeholders that all is well.

“We request our suppliers to continue supplying the factory with cane to sustain factory milling operations so as to maintain our sugar production levels and revenues to meet the expectations of our stakeholders,” she said.