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Millers face penalties for delayed farmer payments. Weighbridge fraud crackdown targets cane losses. Sugar production rises as Kenya battles imports. Sugarcane farmers will be protected from miller exploitation as the government cracks the whip on delayed payments and weighbridge tonnage fraud. The Kenya Sugar Board (KSB) has ordered that sugar millers must pay farmers within…
High Court suspends September 5 elections for Kenya Sugar Board grower representatives. The dispute centres on the classification of Bumula Sub County under the wrong sugarcane catchment. The constitutional petition has been fast tracked, with the hearing set for September 11. The High Court has suspended elections for grower representatives to the Kenya Sugar Board…
Sugar Board and police launch crackdown on illegal sugar in Kitale Operation targets smuggling, distribution and sale of unverified sugar Authorities seek to protect consumers and legitimate sugar traders The Kenya Sugar Board has teamed up with police to crack down on illegal and counterfeit sugar in Kitale and its surrounding areas, targeting smuggling networks…
Kenya Sugar Board has reopened applications for grower representatives until August 13, 2026. Candidates must pay a non-refundable Ksh 10,000 fee and submit required documents. Elections will be held on September 5, 2026. The Kenya Sugar Board has opened a fresh application window for growers seeking to vie as representatives to the Board, with a…
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…
Government launches a multi stakeholder plan to revive Kwale International Sugar Company and restore jobs. Farmers to receive Ksh 66 million in pending payments as part of efforts to restart sugarcane production. Revival targets higher local sugar production, reduced imports and renewed economic activity across the Coast region. The national government has launched an ambitious…
The National Assembly Committee on Trade, Industry and Cooperatives has begun investigations to determine whether sugar unfit for human consumption has found its way into the Kenyan market through local mills. The Committee, chaired by Ikolomani MP Bernard Shinali, visited the Chathe Group of Companies, which operates under the trade name Kibos and Allied Industries,…
Kenya is charting a new course for its sugar industry, shifting beyond raw sugar production to ethanol, renewable energy, and bio‑based products in a bid to cut fuel costs, create rural jobs, and restore confidence among farmers and investors. Deputy President Kithure Kindiki said the government has undertaken sweeping reforms since 2022 to revive a…
Busia police and Kenya Sugar Board officials intercepted a vehicle suspected of transporting contraband sugar and milk during a routine patrol on Amoni–Works Road. The National Police Service reported on X (formerly Twitter) that officers seized several sacks of sugar and cartons of suspected illicit milk, believed to be smuggled from Uganda, during a vehicle…
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…
