Kenya Goverment Archives

Kenya : Sugar prices set to rise as new levy takes effect

Kenya has implemented a 4% Sugar Development Levy effective July 1, 2025, applying to both local and imported sugar. Collected by KRA,...

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Kenya hopes to increase rice production with China’s help

Kenya’s Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi praised China’s scientific and technological progress, especially in high-yield rice research. Highlighting its relevance to Kenya’s...

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Sugar News in English

Ruto, Kenya: Sugarcane farmers to receive payments every 7 days

Kenya's sugar sector is undergoing a major transformation. President William Ruto announced that sugarcane farmers supplying formerly state-owned mills will now be...

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Sugar News in English

Kenyas Agriculture CS Mutahi Kagwe unveils Ksh4 billion national sugar sector support plan

Kenya’s Agriculture CS Mutahi Kagwe toured West Kenya Sugar Company following its 30-year lease of Nzoia Sugar. He unveiled a Ksh 4...

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Sugar News in English

Wetang’ula: Kenya government committed to reviving sugar industry

Kenya is advancing efforts to revive its sugar industry, with Speaker Moses Wetang’ula and President William Ruto reaffirming commitment to reforms. Measures...

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Sugar News in English

Kenya : Ruto says leasing of sugar mills to unburden taxpayers

President William Ruto has defended the government’s decision to lease four state-owned sugar mills—Sony, Chemelil, Nzoia, and Muhoroni—saying the move will end...

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Kenya : State to purchase all Mwea rice in stock

The Kenyan government will purchase all rice in stock from Mwea Irrigation Scheme farmers to prepare for the next harvest. This follows...

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Maize News in English

Kenya : NCPB Releases 200k Bags of Maize to Stabilize Prices

Deputy Commissioner of Kurigram, Nusrat Sultana, urged discouraging tobacco cultivation and encouraging farmers to grow potatoes and maize instead. Speaking at a...

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