Kenya: New Sugar Law Signed by Ruto Introduces New Mandatory Levy

President Ruto has today, Friday, November 1, assented the Sugar Bill into law in a move that is set to regulate and provide structure to the sugar industry in Kenya. 

The principal object of the Bill is to provide for the development, regulation, and promotion of the sugar industry after the repeal of the former Sugar Act through the enactment of the Crops Act in 2013. Among the key aspects of the new law is the regulation of sugar prices which could offer relief on the crucial commodity.