Kenya on Tuesday imposed a ban on sugar imports from outside the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (Comesa) and the East African Community (EAC), two regional trade blocs, citing an increase in local production.
Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development Cabinet Secretary Andrew Karanja said in a statement released in the Kenyan capital Nairobi that local sugar production has improved, with the country expected to produce more than 800,000 metric tonnes this year.
