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It’s all joy for tobacco farmers 

IN SUMMARY The growers’ lavish lifestyles continue after payouts boosted by Sh30 million
Jump to full article: Daily Nation (ke), 2010-02-08
Author: ELISHA OTIENO

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Tobacco farmers from Migori, Kuria East and Kuria West districts continue with their lavish lifestyle as their payouts were boosted by more than Sh30 million this week.

The leaf-buying companies are paying them daily through local banks.

Long queues have become the order of the day in local banking halls as the growers receive their payments from BAT Kenya, Alliance One Tobacco and Mastermind companies.

Staff at the Migori Postbank on Monday said they were paying up to 500 farmers a day.

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