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Kenya:
No Reprieve in Sight On High Sugar Prices
Nation, 24 October 2011
As Kenya celebrates the extension of safeguards against sugar from the Common Market for East and Southern Africa (Comesa), players are warning that this will not bring much… Read more »
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Tanzania:
Board Rules Out Possibility of Banning Sugar Exports
Daily News, 29 August 2011
TANZANIA Sugar Board (TSB) has ruled out the possibility of banning sugar exports to protect domestic stock, challenging local producers to increase production to meet growing… Read more »
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Kenya:
Sugar Crisis Blamed On Low Imports
Nation, 29 August 2011
Lack of duty-free sugar from the Common Markets for Eastern and Southern Africa member states is to blame for the current sugar crisis. Read more »
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Kenya:
There's Nothing We Can Do Over Sugar Crisis - KSB
The Star, 18 August 2011
THE Kenya Sugar Board cannot act on cane shortage at West Kenya Sugar Company and rival Butali Mills, the CEO Solomon Odera has said. Read more »
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Kenya:
Sugar Shortage to Last a Month
The Star, 18 August 2011
THE sugar shortage is not going to ease anytime soon, sources in the industry have indicated. Read more »
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Kenya:
Sugar Shortage to Persist
The Star, 17 August 2011
Sugar will soon be an expensive luxury for many families as a myriad of problems mean the commodity will be too expensive for many. Read more »
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Kenya:
Sugar Prices Set to Keep Going Up
Nation, 17 August 2011
Kenyans should brace themselves for even higher sugar prices, Parliament was told on Wednesday. Read more »
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Kenya:
Farmers Win Sweet Deals in Millers' Scramble for Cane
Business Daily, 17 August 2011
Farmers are emerging the key beneficiaries in the ongoing cane shortage as sugar millers increase prices for the raw material to boost the flagging production. Read more »
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Rwanda:
Govt Removes Taxes On Sugar
EA Business, 15 August 2011
In a bid to reduce the escalating sugar prices, Rwanda has removed all taxes on sugar imported from outside the East African Community (EAC) bloc. Read more »
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Uganda:
Sugar Crisis - a Recurrent Accident
EA Business, 15 August 2011
It was an accident waiting to happen. But when it did, the scale was unimaginable. Read more »