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Local farmers decry cheap sugar imports

Farmers march in Kakamega town during a recent protest. [File, Standard] Farmers march in Kakamega town during a recent protest. [File, Standard]

Cane farmers in Kakamega County have decried the smuggling of cheap sugar into the local market.

They fear the cheap sugar imports could result in a slump in the local market, further hurting the struggling sugar factories.

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