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Kenya exits COMESA sugar safeguard after 24 years

Sacco ReviewJanuary 4, 202607 mins

Kenya has formally withdrawn from the COMESA Sugar Safeguard regime after 24 years, marking what officials describe as a confident transition for the country’s sugar industry. Kenya Sugar Board Chief Executive Officer Jude Chesire said the safeguard, which expired on November 30, 2025, had achieved its purpose as a temporary, reform‑driven instrument to stabilize and…

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…

Kenya Sugar Board moves to avert strike with pledge on workers’ arrears

Sacco ReviewDecember 20, 202505 mins

The Kenya Sugar Board (KSB) has stepped in to ease mounting labour unrest in the sugar sector, promising prompt payment of arrears to cane workers after the Kenya Union of Sugarcane Plantation and Allied Workers (KUSPAW) threatened a nationwide strike. KSB Chief Executive Officer Jude Chesire said the government is working to ensure that workers…

Kenya Sugar Board CEO Chesire elected chair of International Sugar Organization (ISO)

Sacco ReviewDecember 1, 202505 mins

The Kenya Sugar Board chief executive officer (CEO) Jude Chesire has been elected to chair the International Sugar Organization (ISO) in 2026. In a statement, the Kenya Sugar Board celebrated the development, calling it a significant milestone for both the country and the continent. The board said Chesire’s election signals global confidence in the reforms…

Gov’t to clear all sugar workers’ dues despite fiscal pressures: CS Kagwe reveals

Sacco ReviewNovember 9, 202504 mins

The government will clear all outstanding payments owed to workers in public sugar factories in due course, CS Mutahi Kagwe has affirmed. Speaking during a meeting with the Kenya Union of Sugar Plantation and Allied Workers, the Kenya Sugar Board and representatives of the four leased sugar factories, the CS underscored that settling workers’ arrears…

Cane famers warns Kenya Sugar Board against sideling their federation

Sacco ReviewJune 25, 2025June 25, 202504 mins

Cane famers association has cautioned the Kenya Sugar Board against sidelining their cane farmer’s federation. The Butali sugarcane out growers association chairman William Kopi while issuing his proposals in a public participation on the sugar development fund held at Mukhonje friends’ church grounds in Butali Chegulo ward in Malava constituency warned the Kenya sugar board…

Government to settle sugarcane farmers, millers’ arrears before lease team takes over

Sacco ReviewMay 10, 202506 mins

The government is expected to settle arrears owed to both farmers and workers before the handover of the four sugar milling factories to private millers. According to a statement released by Agriculture and Livestock Development Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe; the government last year paid out over Ksh. 1.7 billion to sugarcane farmers to clear arrears…

Kisumu Sugar Belt Union calls for greater farmer representation in decision-making

Sacco ReviewMarch 3, 202506 mins

The Kisumu Sugar Belt Union is now calling for greater representation of cane farmers in decision-making processes that affect them. Union members have expressed concerns that the current composition of farmers in various committees is too minimal to make any meaningful impact. Union chairman Zedekiah Otene emphasized that more farmers should be included in the…

Farmers urged to elect genuine representatives in Kenya Sugar Board elections

Sacco ReviewFebruary 27, 202504 mins

Farmers in cane-growing areas have been urged not to elect misguided individuals in the upcoming Kenya Sugar Board zonal elections. Samuel Ongou, a board member at the Agriculture and Food Authority (AFA) and an aspirant for the Central Zone, stated that farmers have endured hardships for many years, and it is crucial to elect individuals…

Kenya Sugar Board unveils new guidelines to boost sugar industry production and efficiency

Sacco ReviewDecember 5, 202404 mins

The Kenya Sugar Board has launched guidelines which will be used by farmers and other industry players moving forward. The document known as Kenya Sugar Industry Growers Guide enumerates how farmers will go about their activities in order to ramp up production. It comes barley a month after President William Ruto assented the Sugar Bill…