By EDITORIAL More by this AuthorAgriculture Cabinet Secretary Peter Munya's ban on brown sugar import may be a case of doing too little too late, but it is a welcome signal, especially to the sugar belt of western Kenya. SUGAR ACTMumias Sugar Company, once the poster boy of the industry, last crushed any cane several years ago. AdvertisementThe recommendations include the reintroduction of the sugar levy, the privatisation of the sugar mills to enhance efficiency and the enactment of the Sugar Act. Significantly, the CS has also suspended pre-shipment approvals and the extension of sugar import permits. CS Munya must put his foot down to break up the cartels that have driven the millers to their deathbed and impoverished sugar cane farmers.

Source: Daily Nation July 04, 2020 21:11 UTC