Sugar millers have been put on notice over delayed payments to sugarcane farmers, with the Kenya Sugar Board (KSB) requiring millers to pay growers within seven days of receiving their produce. KSB Chief Executive Officer Jude Chesire said the regulator is tightening enforcement to ensure farmers receive their payments on time. Millers who delay payments
Kenya is turning to sugarcane ethanol production as part of a broader strategy aimed at lowering fuel costs, reviving the struggling sugar sector and creating thousands of jobs in rural areas. The plan was unveiled during the 68th International Sugar Organisation Seminar held in Diani, Kwale County, where senior government officials signalled a major policy
Claims that 1.5 billion shillings worth of harmful sugar made its way into the country have been dismissed by the Kenya Sugar Board. The authority stated that no unsafe shipment had been released by the government and the regulator stated that reports that the imported industrial sugar had been repackaged and supplied to consumers were
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