Reform the sugar sector to make it competitive

Sugar at a Nyeri supermarket. PHOTO | JOSEPH KANYI | NMG

Kenya has been granted yet another extension by Comesa for safeguards on sugar imports. This means the amount of sugar coming in from the regional bloc would remain limited.

The current Comesa safeguards were to lapse in February 2023, after which imports from the region would have gone up significantly.

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