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Gov’t to import raw sugar to sustain industrial production amid cane shortage

Sacco ReviewAugust 29, 202507 mins

Investments, Trade and Industry Cabinet Secretary (CS) Lee Kinyanjui has announced that the government is set to open a special window for the importation of raw sugar to sustain industrial sugar production, which has been crippled by a nationwide shortage of cane. The CS said Kenya faced a shortage of nearly 400,000 metric tonnes of…

Sugar mills shut down as cane shortage hits Western Kenya

Sacco ReviewJuly 12, 2025July 14, 202505 mins

Five sugar factories in the upper and lower western regions have temporarily closed operations following a government directive to allow sugarcane to mature. The shutdown, which took effect on July 14, 2025, will last for three months. The affected mills are Nzoia Sugar Company, Butali Sugar Mills, West Kenya Sugar Company including its Olepito and…