sugarcane farmers in kenya Stories
The move comes as part of ongoing efforts to revive the sugar industry and safeguard the livelihoods of thousands of workers and farmers across the su...
The Kenya Sugar Board said the registration will help enhance traceability, tighten quality control and curb the sale of adulterated sugar in the mark...
According to the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS), factories produced 406,807 tonnes of sugar during the period, compared to 541,681 tonnes...
The board, in a directive dated July 11, ordered the closure of milling operations for three months, citing a shortage of mature cane.
The affected factories include Mumias, Butali, and West Kenya in Kakamega County, Nzoia and Naitiri in Bungoma, as well as Busia Sugar Industry and Ol...
The legislators have expressed serious concerns over transparency and demand a full account of the leasing process to ensure that the interests of far...
Senator Cheruiyot had said the continued VAT charge on transporting sugarcane to factories was unfair and called for equal treatment.
The Auditor General, Nancy Gathungu, has flagged the write-off of Sh12.4 billion in sugar loans as a major blow to the Commodities Fund.
Once enacted, sugar cane will no longer be classified as a scheduled crop under the Agriculture and Food Authority (AFA).
Interior PS Omollo instructed border management committee chairpersons across 27 regions to enforce the new directive.
The government has written off Sh110 billion worth of sugar factory debts accumulated over 40 years.
