Muhoroni Sugar Company

Industry

Biorefining, Energy, Waste & circular economy

Topics

Sugar, palm oil & agri-commodity processing, Biomass, bagasse & waste valorisation

Role

Producer — “…Kericho, Kenya, is a sugar manufacturer that produces brown sugar, molasses, and bagasse [1][2][3]. Following…”

Parent / group

Government of Kenya (majority owner)

Why it is bioeconomy

Muhoroni Sugar Company is a state-owned sugar manufacturer currently under receivership that has been leased to a private operator, West Valley Sugar Company, for 30 years to revitalize its operations.

Found via

[Peer] Khon Kaen Sugar Industry Public Co., Ltd.; [Gap] Kenya · energy

Not yet cited as a supplier in a graded solution.

• 2025 Latest status: The state-owned mill was leased to a private investor in 2025 and renamed Muhoroni Sugar Company 2025 Limited. ↗ ↗ ↗
• 2025-08-29 Leased Muhoroni sugar factory resume operations – Kenya News Agency
  Muhoroni Sugar Company (MUSCO) has resumed operations after a lease to West Valley Sugar Company, now milling about 1,500 tonnes of sugar daily and receiving a roughly Sh500 million rehabilitation investment. The leadership notes that 90% of the current …
• 2025-09-06 Tension at Muhoroni Sugar Company as staff protest ‘illegal redundancy’ letters – Capital FM Kenya
  Muhoroni Sugar Company is in tension after workers protest what they call illegal redundancy letters following the lease of the mill to West Valley Sugar Company; employees allege missing gratuity, unpaid salary arrears, unremitted deductions, and lack of …
• 2026-01-30 Thousands of sugar workers go on strike over Ksh10.8B arrears - K24 Digital
  The Muhoroni Sugar Company is at the center of a large strike over Ksh 10.8 billion in unpaid arrears and accrued benefits, as workers from Muhoroni (along with Nzoia, Sony, and Chemelil) protest ongoing payments stemming from a 2025 leasing process. The union …
• 2025-08-19 Hope for farmers as Muhoroni Sugar opens its doors again
  Muhoroni Sugar Company (MUSCO) has resumed operations and is once again accepting cane for milling as part of Kenya’s broader sugar sector revival led by the government. The company announced that cane deliveries will be paid at Zone “A” rates for the next two …
• 2025-05-10 West Valley Sugar company formally takes over Muhoroni Sugar
  Muhoroni Sugar Factory has formally transferred to West Valley Sugar Company Ltd under a 30-year lease, with operations now run by West Valley and a focus on farmer welfare, timely payments, high-yield cane varieties, and improved productivity for potential …
• 2026-08-07 Sugar distributors sue State over Sh173.6mn debt – Capital FM Kenya
  Muhoroni Sugar Company is described as one of the three former sugar mills leased to private operators, now in possession of Muhoroni Sugar Company 2025 Limited; the petition notes concerns from the Auditor General about the transfer of ownership and lack of …

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