Members of parliament on Agriculture , fishers and animal industry warned the managers of continental tobacco Uganda limited that if the company doesn’t pay farmers money worth 23.6 billion shillings soon the company will be forced to close operations in the country.
Addressing the press at the premises of the company during a tour today the woman member of parliament for Ibanda district Mary Kiboijana said that many tobacco farmers from Kibale have not been paid their money for last year.
MPs also noted some tobacco farmers have been blocked from accessing the weighing scales by the agents so that these tobacco farmers do not know how much they own on their receipts.
The committee however expressed concern over the way the continental tobacco Uganda limited hidden their office location from the tobacco farmer whom they owe money
Kiboijana said these farmers took loans to invest in this business, but they have not been paid and yet they have financial needs like school feesto settle.
She expressed concern that the company is treating them as destitute taking advantage of their low education.
The manager finance and administration continental tobacco Uganda limited Mariku Mwanji assured the MPs during the tour that farmers will receive their pay before the end of this January which Kiboijana says that the committee is going to take it up with the minister of agriculture and the manager.
Tobacco Farmers petitioned parliament last month complaining that they had not received pay since 2009 to totalling 23.6 billion shillings from the company.
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