Dominion Farms Ltd

Dominion farms in new round of trouble
- The Standard
- 07 Dec 2017
Property worth millions of shillings belonging to Dominion farms is set to be auctioned next week.
Workers of Dominion farm in Siaya hold silent protests against sacking
- KTN
- 20 Nov 2017
Now-sacked employees of Dominion Farms in Siaya County held a peaceful demonstration protesting delayed salaries and benefits.
Job fears as Dominion firm stops operations in Kenya
- The Standard
- 17 Nov 2017
US company Dominion Group could be preparing to leave Kenya after 15 years of running a multi-billion farming project at Yala in Siaya County as its CEO Calvin Burges has written letters to employees telling them of plans to close down the business.
Kenya: Leaders demand audit of Dominion books before Siaya exit
- Business Daily
- 13 Nov 2017
A Siaya County leader and a community lobby group have demanded a thorough audit of an American-owned rice farm's financials before it is allowed to exit the region.
Dominion Farms workers strike over ‘unpaid’ dues
- The Star
- 02 Jun 2017
More than 350 workers of Dominion Farms Ltd in Yala Swamp, Siaya county, are on strike to protest against what they say are Sh30 million salary arrears.
Why rice project is sinking in Nyanza swamp weeks after Raila accused of extortion
- The Standard
- 17 Mar 2017
The fate of the Multi-billion shilling Yala swamp Dominion Farms project in Siaya hangs in the balance following a fallout between an America investor and Nyanza politicians.
Siaya MCAs vow to kick out Dominion Farms CEO Burgess from Yala Swamp
- K24TV
- 16 Feb 2017
Siaya MCAs have now vowed to kick out American investor and Dominion farms CEO Calvin Burgess from Yala swamp, accusing him of belittling the community by peddling falsehoods.
Important victories against agribusiness land grabs in Kenya
- Action Aid
- 01 Sep 2016
Last month people in Yala Swamp in Kenya won a court decision against Dominion Farms, a company from the United States, which has been grabbing their land since 2003.
Clarion call for Nigerian farmers to unite in the battle to save their lands
- Reuters
- 04 Jul 2016
Reverend Father Maurice Kwairanga works with farmers in northeast Nigeria to fight large scale land acquisitions
Fresh row erupts at Dominion Farms
- Weekly Citizen
- 05 Oct 2015
A new controversy has erupted at the multi-million American investor farm at the Yala swamp in Kadenge, Siaya county over establishment of a sugar mill and cultivation of cane in the area.
Kenya: American firm to invest in sugar milling and 5,000-acre cane farm
- The Nation
- 15 Jun 2015
Dominion Farms intends to convert part of its 17,000-acre land at Yala Swamp to establish a sugar plantation and develop a mill.
(Not) Doing business in Nigeria
- Dominion Farms
- 05 Mar 2015
Calvin Burgess, chairman of Dominion Farms, has issued a letter denying their involvement in a 30,000 hectare landgrab in Nigeria's Taraba State.

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