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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…

Sugar sector rejects new Crops Bill financing proposals

Sacco ReviewSeptember 8, 202604 mins

Sugar stakeholders reject proposed changes to sector financing. Industry players warn KADCO could weaken accountability. MPs defend the plan as a solution to agriculture’s funding gaps. Sugar farmers and industry players have rejected proposed changes to how their sector is financed under the Crops Laws Amendment Bill, 2026. They told a National Assembly committee the…

Sony Sugar faces auction over Sh862m debt to bank

Sacco ReviewAugust 19, 202604 mins

Sony Sugar could lose its 4,000 acre estate over an alleged Ksh862 million bank debt Farmers are urging the government to intervene before the auction notice expires on August 20 Representatives warn selling the estate could hurt farmers and the wider Migori community South Nyanza Sugar Company (Sony) could lose its 4,000 acre nucleus estate…

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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…