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Nzoia Sugar calls for ban on cheap sugar imports

Nzoia Sugar Company board chairman Joash Wamang’oli (right) helps a boda boda operator fit a reflective jacket. A report from the Office of the Auditor-General has exposed the extent of trouble at the Nzoia Sugar Company. PHOTO | RAPHAEL WANJALA | NATION MEDIA GROUP

What you need to know:

  • Mr Waman’goli said the company had stocked sugar in its warehouses but are unable to sell.
  • He called on the government to be vigilant and identify routes used by unscrupulous traders to smuggle sugar.

Nzoia Sugar Company Chairman Joash Wamang’oli has called for ban on cheap imports to save local millers.

Mr Waman’goli said the company had stocked sugar in its warehouses but are unable to sell as cheap imports have flooded the market.