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Sugar farmers await KSB election date amid court battle over board seats

Sacco ReviewSeptember 18, 202609 mins

Sugar farmers await clarity on delayed Kenya Sugar Board elections Farmers reject a proposal for Parliament to appoint board directors Upper Western farmers rally behind their preferred candidate for the seat Kenya’s sugar farmers are eagerly awaiting an election date for their preferred director as the High Court prepares to determine consolidated cases challenging the…

Muhoroni sugar mill revival boosts farmers and traders

Sacco ReviewAugust 29, 202606 mins

Muhoroni mill processes 1,400 tonnes of cane daily after repairs. Farmers are now receiving payments within a week. Revival is restoring livelihoods and business in the region. Muhoroni’s sugar economy is showing signs of recovery, with the local mill now processing about 1,400 tonnes of cane a day and farmers being paid within a week…

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Kagwe reaffirms sugar import ban ahead of crucial polls

Sacco ReviewAugust 7, 2026August 7, 202607 mins

Agriculture CS Mutahi Kagwe reaffirmed the sugar import ban and froze new import licences as Kenya Sugar Board elections were set for September 5, 2026. The elections will fill five grower director positions, completing the Board’s membership under the Sugar Act, 2024. The government said farmer arrears have fallen to Ksh265 million and pledged to…

Mumias Sugar factory resumes operations, pledges prompt payments and fair treatment for all cane farmers

Sacco ReviewMay 29, 202603 mins

Mumias Sugar 2021 Limited has announced that its factory in Western Kenya is fully operational and ready to receive sugarcane from all farmers following the completion of a planned four-week annual maintenance period. The firm, operated by Sarrai Group under a lease arrangement, said the maintenance work has been concluded and the factory is now…

Cane farmers praise President Ruto’s efforts to revive sugar sector

Sacco ReviewJanuary 3, 202603 mins

Cane farmers across Kenya have commended President William Ruto for his commitment to revamping the sugar sector, noting that his reforms are already bearing fruit. Led by Kenya National Federation of Sugar Cane Farmers Secretary General Killion Osur Anyango, the farmers said the president’s initiatives must be supported by other industry players to ensure smooth…

Sugar industry set for radical reforms as President Ruto assents to Sugar Bill

Sacco ReviewNovember 12, 202406 mins

Stakeholders in the sugar industry have lauded President William Ruto for assenting to the enacted sugar bill. They noted that the move now paves the way for radical reforms in the sugar sub-sector which has been limping for many years. Kenya Union of Sugar Plantation Workers (KUSPAW) secretary general Francis Wangara said the Act will…