Kenya seeks to amend rules on sugar imports as shortage looms
Workers load sugarcane on a tractor in Muhoroni. Kenya is seeking to relax the rules on importation of sugar to avert a looming shortage fuelled by the underperformance of local millers. PHOTO | FILE
Kenya is seeking to relax the rules on importation of sugar to avert a looming shortage fuelled by the underperformance of local millers. Sugar is currently trading at between Ksh100 ($1) and Ksh125 ($1.25) per kilogramme.
The EastAfrican has learnt that the regulator — the Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Authority (AFFA) — is evaluating the applications of new importers and plans to increase the amount of sugar that each company can bring into the country.
