sugar industry Stories

In a notice, the Ministry of Agriculture said the levy must be remitted by the tenth day of the month following the sale or importation, with the Keny...

The new tax, introduced through the recently signed Tax Laws Amendment Act, 2024, raises the excise duty on imported sugar to 7.5 per cent, up from th...

Once enacted, sugar cane will no longer be classified as a scheduled crop under the Agriculture and Food Authority (AFA).

The new requirement aims to ensure that sugar quality is checked and maintained at all retail outlets.

Interior PS Omollo instructed border management committee chairpersons across 27 regions to enforce the new directive.

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...