Kenya on course to produce 800,000 metric tonnes of sugar by the end of 2026, CS says.
By Sammy Waweru
Contributor
What you need to know:
The government banned sugar imports on July 29, 2026, in a directive announced by Agriculture PS Dr Kipronoh Ronoh.
Kagwe said the import restrictions are intended to stabilise prices and reduce the country’s dependence on imported sugar.
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This ends 24 years of protection from imports of cheaper sugar from the economic bloc.
The importation of industrial sugar under the EAC remission scheme is tightly regulated.
