BARASA: Government must deal decisively with sugar imports

State must make it clear that any millers not engaging cane farmers will face consequences

by JOSEPH BARASA

News17 August 2025 - 06:00

The importation of cheap sugar, most times sub-standard and contaminated not worth human consumption for decades, has become the country's major stumbling block and yet a multi-billion shillings goldmine for the smugglers.

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