Local sugar millers are appealing to the government to implement stricter controls on imported sugar, arguing that current import practices are negatively impacting their operations.

• Local sugar millers are urging the government to regulate the volume and release schedule of imported sugar into the market.
• Key figures include Sanjay Patel, Managing Director of Butali Sugar, and Stephen Kihumba, Operations Manager at Mumias Sugar Mills.
• The National Assembly Committee on Trade, Industry and Cooperatives is conducting inspections to assess the impact of sugar imports on local millers and farmers.