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A forklift stacking sugar bags inside a warehouse. Kenya keeps control of sugar imports as production rebounds and prices fall.
By James Anyanzwa
Business Reporter in Nairobi, Kenya
Nation Media Group
Kenya retains control over sugar import volumes from Comesa member states despite exiting the bloc’s 24-year protectionist regime.
The US Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS), in a report dated April 6, 2026, said Nairobi still regulates imports through licensing.
