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Sugar barons to import 100,200 tonnes of sugar as millers are locked out

Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Mithika Linturi

Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Mithika Linturi.

Photo credit: File | Nation Media Group

The government has blocked public and private sugar millers from importing sugar, instead handing the opportunity to businesspeople.

The Ministry of Agriculture says private businessmen will be allowed to bring in 100,200 tonnes of sugar during the four-month importation window.