High Court Judge Justice George Odunga has stopped Government’s sale of 51% stake in five state owned sugar companies after the Transition Authority (TA) filed a suit accusing the Privatisation Commission of overlooking its input on disposing of the millers, saying that it is in breach of the law.
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Through its lawyer Steve Mogaka,the Transition Authority said that ‘the Privatisation commission was in breach of section 35 of the TA Act which states that government assets and liabilities should not be transferred during the transition period without the approval of the authority.’
Mr Odunga further instructed the commission to provide Transition Authority with the full list of assets owned by the five sugar mills Sony, Chemelil, Nzoia, Muhoroni and Miwani milling companies.
