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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…

Control industrial sugar imports, miller urges government

Sacco ReviewSeptember 17, 2026September 17, 2026010 mins

Sugar stakeholders raise concerns over gaps in sector regulation Millers and farmers call for action on industry challenges Parliamentary committee gathers views from sugar-growing regions Delays in constituting and operationalising the Kenya Sugar Board (KSB) directorate have contributed to imported industrial sugar finding its way to retail consumers, stakeholders say. Gaps in policy governing the…

Kenya Sugar Board can operate with six members, says Kagwe

Sacco ReviewSeptember 17, 202604 mins

Questions raised over the board’s current composition Legal framework cited to support continued operations Court cases linked to delays in completing appointments Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe has defended the current composition of the Kenya Sugar Board (KSB), saying the six-member board can legally conduct its business despite having fewer members than…

KSB slaps millers over cane payment, weighing fraud

Sacco ReviewAugust 28, 2026August 28, 202607 mins

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 halts Kenya Sugar Board elections

Sacco ReviewAugust 27, 202604 mins

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, police crack down on illegal sugar in Kitale

Sacco ReviewAugust 20, 202602 mins

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 extends grower representative applications

Sacco ReviewAugust 11, 202605 mins

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…

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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…

Kwale sugar factory revival plan promises jobs, payouts

Sacco ReviewJuly 30, 2026July 30, 202606 mins

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…

Parliamentary watchdog probes suspected entry of unsafe sugar into Kenyan market

Sacco ReviewJune 15, 202606 mins

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,…