Agriculture and Livestock Development Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe defended the government's imposition of a 4 per cent levy on sugar, stating that a significant portion of the funds is dedicated to research to revitalize the struggling sugar sector.

• 40 per cent of the levy is earmarked for cane development and productivity enhancement.
• Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe appeared before the Senate Committee on Delegated Legislation on Thursday, October 2.
• The levy aims to fund research to replace outdated cane varieties, which constitute 97 per cent of sugarcane in Kenya.