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Sugar levy makes comeback in reforms targeting ailing sector

A boda boda rider transports sugarcane along the Mumias - Busia road on October 30, 2021. [Benjamin Sakwa, Standard]

The Agriculture Ministry is set to re-introduce the sugar levy.

Players are likely pass the new cost to consumers as the government maintains the levy is critical for developing the sector, including financing research.

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