KENYA Sugarcane Growers Association wants the government to unmask the faces behind illegal importation of sugar in the country. The association’s chairman Ibrahim Juma asked the government to give names of the companies and individuals involved in the illegal trade and the countries of origin of the sugar. The farmers said unscrupulous traders illegally import sugar thereby denying the government revenue in taxes. They said the importation is hurting farmers and local millers with sugar in their stores due to poor prices. Juma said the commodity is imported as Comesa sugar normally exempted...
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