-
Kenya: Govt Denies Signing Sugar Deal With Uganda
The Star, 21 August 2015
The government yesterday maintained that it never signed any trade agreement for Kenya to import cheap sugar from Uganda. Read more »
Tagged:
Kenyan Govt Denies Signing Sugar Deal With Uganda
Contradictions over the Kenya-Uganda trade talks during President Uhuru Kenyatta's official visit to Uganda has sparked a war of words between the government and the opposition leaders who are against the 'sugar deal'.
-
Uganda: Uganda Sugar Deal Imaginary, Government Insists
Capital FM, 20 August 2015
Acting Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries CS Adan Mohammed says there is no trade agreement, neither was there any other deal that was signed during President Uhuru Kenyatta's… Read more »
-
Kenya: Amina and Kittony Say No New Uganda Sugar Deal Yet
The Star, 20 August 2015
The Kenya-Uganda sugar talks focussed on setting up a regional board to curb perennial shortage of the commodity in East Africa, Foreign Affairs Cabinet secretary Amina Mohammed… Read more »
-
Kenya: Govt Urged to Privatise State-Owned Sugar Factories for Them to Be Competitive
Nation, 20 August 2015
The Kenya National Chamber of Commerce Industry (KNCCI) has asked the government to speed up the privatisation of sugar factories in the country to enable them be competitive. Read more »
-
Kenya: President Urged to Visit Sugar Farmers
The Star, 20 August 2015
Nairobi nominated MCA Abdi Mohamed has asked President Uhuru Kenyatta and Deputy President William Ruto to visit sugar cane growing areas and address farmers. Read more »
-
Kenya: ODM Calls for Brookside Milk Boycott in Protest to Uganda Sugar Deal
The Star, 20 August 2015
The ODM has asked the public to boycott Brookside Dairy milk products in protest to the Kenya-Uganda sugar deal. Read more »
-
Kenya: Raila Has No Moral Authority to Attack Ruto Over Deal
The Star, 20 August 2015
Listening to Cord leader Raila Odinga's narrative on the Kenya-Uganda sugar deal, he strongly feels it is tasteless and reckless. Why? Kenya has enough sugar for local consumption… Read more »
-
Kenya: Let's Stick to the Facts in Uganda Sugar Debate
The Star, 20 August 2015
In the past week, there has been a lot of debate about letting Ugandan sugar into Kenya. Although debate is healthy, it is only fruitful when it is structured and within topic. The… Read more »
-
Uganda: Blame Incoherent Government Policy for the Uganda Sugar Debacle
Nation, 20 August 2015
Interns and young analysts at the Institute of Economic Affairs are often reminded that applying the principles of economics to public affairs does not require a genius. Read more »
-
Kenya: Tiffs Over Sugar, Migrants' Crossings, Just the Soundtrack of African Lives
Nation, 19 August 2015
Recent days have been the kind that should humble us. You think you know something, and then boom, someone throws a spanner into the works that makes you think again. Read more »
-
Kenya: Call to Boycott Kenyatta Firm Products
Nation, 19 August 2015
The Opposition on Wednesday called for a boycott of milk products from a firm associated with President Uhuru Kenyatta, to protest the 'cheap sugar' deal with Uganda. Read more »
-
Kenya: Sugar Wars Not Adding Any Value to Democracy
Nation, 19 August 2015
Democracy is all about competition for power and the offering of alternative ideologies, policy prescriptions and development plans. Read more »
-
Kenya: Uhuru Sugar Deal for Milk Export - Cord
The Star, 19 August 2015
Cord yesterday claimed that President Uhuru Kenyatta secured the controversial Uganda sugar deal at the expense of the interests of 10 million poor Kenyans. Read more »
-
Kenya: Sugar Deal - We Won't Let This One Go, Vows ODM
Capital FM, 19 August 2015
The Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) says it will not relent in pushing the government to come clean on the controversial Kenya-Uganda sugar deal. Read more »
-
Kenya: Sugar Row Ignores Sector's Problems
The Star, 19 August 2015
Behind the politicized sugar imports and management row, there are admissions of corruption and production deficiencies that should be addressed. Yet these challenges do not seem… Read more »
-
Uganda: State Stake in Sugar Factories Caused Row Over Kenya-Uganda Deal - Mudavadi
The Star, 19 August 2015
The state's involvement in running sugar factories is the cause of the political row around the Kenya-Uganda deal, ANC leader Musalia Mudavadi has said. Read more »
-
Kenya: MCA Urges Ruto to Name Sugar Barons
The Star, 19 August 2015
VIHIGA county nominated MCA Ben Ombima has told Deputy President William Ruto to come clean on claims that sugar barons are members of Cord. Read more »
-
Kenya: Kenya Sugar Shortfall Artificial, Western Leaders Say
Capital FM, 18 August 2015
Legislators from Western Kenya have described as flawed the premise behind the importation of sugar from Uganda. Read more »
-
Kenya: Nzoia Sugar Boss Says No to Uganda Sugar
The Star, 18 August 2015
Players in the sugar industry want the controversial sugar imports from Uganda stopped until the production capacity is known. Read more »
-
Uganda: Cord Pushes Rallies, Threatens Court, Mass Action Over Importation of Uganda Sugar
Nation, 18 August 2015
The Opposition has rescheduled its rallies in western Kenya to Friday as it threatened court and mass action to force the cancellation of the sugar import deal with Uganda. Read more »
-
Uganda: Stop Politicising Uganda Sugar Deal, MPs Tell Cord Leader Raila Odinga
Nation, 17 August 2015
Five members of Parliament have asked Cord leader Raila Odinga to stop politicising the Uganda sugar deal. Read more »
-
Kenya: William Ruto Links Raila Odinga to Sugar Firm Cash Woes
Nation, 17 August 2015
The political battle over Ugandan sugar deals continued yesterday, with Deputy President William Ruto accusing Cord leader Raila Odinga of owing the ailing Mumias Sugar Company… Read more »
-
Kenya: Politics Has Delayed Sugar Import Rules, Says Lobby
Nation, 17 August 2015
A poisoned political atmosphere has slowed down plans to draw up guidelines to control importation of sugar from Uganda, according to a trade lobby group. Read more »
-
Uganda: Uganda's Sugar Turns Sour in Kenya
Monitor, 17 August 2015
When Kenyan president Uhuru Kenyatta arrived in Uganda last week, he DELIVERED A SPEECH bordering on integration of East Africa. Read more »
-
Kenya: Make Details of Sugar Deal Public, Unionists Say
Nation, 16 August 2015
Cotu on Sunday asked President Uhuru Kenyatta to shelve the implementation of a sugar importation deal to allow wider consultations. Read more »
-
Kenya: Import Deal Will Result in Job Losses, Claim Senators
Nation, 16 August 2015
Two Cord senators have criticised President Uhuru Kenyatta for signing a sugar trade deal with Ugandan Government. Read more »
-
East Africa: Cotu Urges Uhuru to Shelve Kenya-Uganda Sugar Deal to Allow for Wider Consultations
Nation, 16 August 2015
The Central Organisation of Trade Unions (Cotu) has asked President Uhuru Kenyatta to shelve the implementation of the Sugar importation deal with Uganda, to allow for wider… Read more »
-
Kenya: Jubilee and Cord Face Off Over Sugar Deal
Nation, 14 August 2015
The Jubilee administration on Friday went on the offensive in a bid to limit the political damage of the yet-to-be made public sugar trade deal with Uganda. Read more »
InFocus
-
President Uhuru Kenyatta has slammed Opposition leader Raila Odinga over his criticism on the sugar import deal he entered with his Ugandan counterpart President Yoweri Museveni. Read more »
