Three key sugar company board chairs saw their appointments withdrawn as the drama surrounding Kenya's sugar sector took a fresh twist on Monday, May 12.
President William Ruto terminated the tenures of John Nyambok (Chemelil Sugar), Alfred Khang'ati (Nzoia Sugar), and Jared Opiyo (South Nyanza Sugar) with immediate effect amid a high-stakes restructuring of Kenya's sugar sector.
In a gazette notice, at least 20 other board members across the three companies also lost their positions as a result of the shake-up.
Notably, the move came just two years after former Awendo MP Jared Odhiambo Opiyo and his counterpart John Nyambok were appointed on a three-year term.
