The planned leasing of Nzoia Sugar Company to West Kenya Company will proceed after the High Court dismissed a petition filed by former Kanduyi MP Wafula Wamunyinyi challenging the takeover.
The former MP had filed the petition seeking to block the leasing, citing a lack of public participation and transparency in the process.
However, in a virtual ruling, High Court Judge Lawrence Mugambi upheld preliminary objections raised by the State and other respondents, stating that Wamunyinyi's case had already been conclusively determined in a previous matter.
Justice Mugambi found that the core concerns raised in the petition, particularly the alleged lack of participation in the leasing process, had already been addressed by a petition filed by Martin Nyongesa Barasa.
