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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…

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…

Sugar millers push for tighter controls on raw sugar imports

Sacco ReviewAugust 6, 2026August 6, 202604 mins

Sugar millers want tighter controls on raw sugar imports to protect local producers. They urged enforcement of the Sugar Act, 2024 and Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) rules to stop raw sugar reaching consumers. They warned excess imports are hurting local millers, jobs and tax revenue. Sugar industry stakeholders have urged the national government to regulate…

Kagwe defends four per cent sugar levy amid pushback from stakeholders

Sacco ReviewOctober 3, 202506 mins

Agriculture and Livestock Development Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe has defended the four per cent Sugar Development Levy, arguing it is necessary to sustain industry growth, fund research, and cushion the sector against cane shortages. This is despite pushback from millers who argue that the levy will increase their financial burden, with some calling for a…