What Sugar Act, 2022 means for sector and consumers

Sugarcane

Workers load sugarcane onto a tractor.

Photo credit: Isaac Wale | Nation Media Group

President William Ruto last week signed into law the Sugar Act, 2022, ending more than two years of delay in enacting legislation, which introduces drastic changes in the sub-sector.

The Bill was introduced in the National Assembly by Navakholo Member of Parliament Emmanuel Wangwe in 2022 but its enactment faced years of delay due to a ping-pong between lawmakers in the National Assembly and the Senate.

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