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Kenya : For farmers still holding maize! Cereals board raises price to Sh4,000

Kenyan maize farmers welcomed NCPB’s new buying price of Sh4,000 per 90 kg bag, offering relief after last season’s low prices. Experts...

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Rice News in English

Kenya : Food insecurity fears grow as rice imports face legal challenge

Kenya faces a worsening rice shortage as droughts cut yields and a legal dispute threatens duty-free imports. Domestic production is only 110,000 MT...

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Sugar News in English

Kenya opens its market to duty-free sugar imports

Kenya’s exit from the 24-year COMESA sugar safeguard opens the market to more duty-free imports, likely easing sugar prices. The Sugar Board...

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Sugar News in English

Kenya : Government outlines five key conditions in leasing of four state-owned sugar mills

The Kenyan government outlined five conditions for leasing four State-owned sugar mills, requiring investors to use nuclear land only for cane, invest...

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Sugar News in English

Farmers reject Kenya Association of Manufacturers push to scrap sugar development levy

Kenyan sugar cane farmers have rejected KAM’s push to exempt industrial sugar importers from the 4% Sugar Development Levy, calling it illegal...

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Sugar News in English

Kenya : KAM Proposes Exempting Sugar Exports and Industrial Imports from 4% Levy

Kenya Association of Manufacturers met the Kenya Sugar Board to discuss easing industry costs caused by the Sugar Development Levy. KAM urged...

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Sugar News in English

Kenya: Chemelil sugar factory resumes operations after major investments in equipment modernization

Chemelil Sugar Factory in Kisumu has resumed operations after modernization under a lease with Kibos Sugar. County officials praised the upgrades and...

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Sugar News in English

Kenya Government defends four per cent sugar levy amid pushback from millers

Kenya has defended a 4% Sugar Development Levy, effective July 1, 2025, to fund industry growth, research, training, infrastructure, and cane development....