Kenyan lawmakers are questioning the safety of 27,839 metric tonnes of imported sugar flagged by the Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS), fearing it may have entered the market.

• 27,839 metric tonnes of sugar, valued at Ksh1.5 billion, was imported by Mombasa Sugar Refinery Limited.
• The sugar was flagged by KEBS as only meeting raw sugar standards, not fit for direct consumption.
• Kenya Sugar Board (KSB) officials assured Parliament the sugar is under surveillance and has not been released to consumers, with police guarding the consignment in Nairobi.