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CS Kagwe announces policy overhaul for sugar, tea and miraa to protect farmers’ earnings
Lucy Mumbi  |  Dec 04, 2025

Agriculture CS Mutahi Kagwe detailed 30-year leases for four state sugar mills and wide-ranging tea reforms targeting Sh100 per kilo by 2027, aiming t...

Kenya Sugar Board threatens to cancel leases for investors who fail to meet guidelines
Rachael Mutabasi  |  May 13, 2025

This comes after the government leased these four factories to revive the struggling sugar industry. The mills, which include Nzoia, Chemilil, Sony, a...

Madaraka Day: Government writes off Sh110 billion sugar factory debts
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jun 01, 2024

President William Ruto noted that the sugar industry is a highly strategic sub-sector whose value chains have been the mainstay of the local economies...

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