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Kenya to open borders to tax-free sugar imports from March 2016

Foreign Affairs CS Amina Mohamed and PS Karanja Kibicho at a past press conference. (Photo: File)

The Kenyan sugar sector could be headed for a complete shutdown in February next year after the State said there would be no additional caps on duty-free importation.

Trade Permanent Secretary Karanja Kibicho said the country could not be granted any further safeguards on sugar importation from the 19-member Common Markets for Eastern and Southern Africa (Comesa).

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