Audio By Vocalize
Sugar in a supermarket.[File, Standard]
Small holder cane farmers drawn from the Western sugar belt have petitioned the National Assembly to stop a proposed law aimed at diverting part of the Sugar Development Levy from the local industry to the Kenya Agricultural Development Corporation (KADCO).
In a memorandum dated September 9, 2026, addressed to the departmental committee on Agriculture through the clerk of the National Assembly, the farmers expressed concern that if implemented, the move could reverse the gains so far made in reviving the troubled sector.
The Western Development Initiative Association (WEDIA), which represents more than 15,000 sugarcane farmers in Busia, Bungoma and Kakamega, has urged lawmakers to delete Clauses 5, 6, 7 and 8 of the Crops Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2026.
