Original sentence: Amidst the controversies surrounding the company Vimal Shah was appointed Chairman of Bidco Africa in April 2017 ceding the position of CEO to Thiagarajan Ramamurthy in a move to concentrate in driving the growth strategy of the company as it diversified into manufacturing new product lines across Africa.In an article published in The Daily Nation, the company also refused to divulge details of how many of its employees are registered with the union but reiterated that Bidco workers are free to join the Kenya Chemical Workers Union with whom they have a collective bargaining agreement and a recognition agreement in place.The September 2016 ruling by Justice Wilson Kwesiga cleared Bidco Uganda of any breaches of environmental degradation and land grabbing.The firm, with presence in 16 countries, uses more than 200 tonnes of macadamia and coffee husks per month to generate power.The supply of macadamia and coffee husks is, however, erratic and unsustainable
Edited sentence: Amidst the controversies surrounding the company Vimal Shah was asked by his father and brother to step aside as CEO  ceding the position of CEO to Thiagarajan Ramamurthy in April 2017 in a move to reduce the negative press affecting the company.Asians are as a result abusive towards African workers.In 2015 Bidco workers went on strike citing poor wages and their restriction to casual terms of service despite working for decades at the company.In an article published in The Daily Nation, the company also refused to divulge details of how many of its employees are registered with the union but internal figures put the number at 200 of the 2000 plus workforce.In retaliation the company dismissed almost 300 employees who had participated in the strike.Interviews with current and former employees portray Bidco Africa as a racist work environment hostile to Africans with preferential treatment for Asians including wages and benefits.Read the Judgement in Cause 1936 of 2015 in the link.The September 2016 ruling by Justice Wilson Kwesiga cleared Bidco Uganda of any breaches of environmental degradation only.The owners say this is cultural but the employees say its outright racism.The top jobs in the organization are reserved for Asians.The workers moved to court and in a ruling the Court agreed with the employees and censured the employer.Today the firm uses firewood to power its operations using about 1000 tonnes a month making it a large deforester