Kenya: Sweet Deals for Kenya's Sugar Smugglers

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The collapse of the country's once booming sugar industry has created a thriving illicit cross-border trade.

High production costs and the mismanagement of factories have led to a drop in sugar production in Kenya over the past two decades, opening the door for smugglers. In 2020, sugar made up 48% of the goods smuggled into the country, according to the National Crime Research Centre.

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