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Sugar wars spark heat in UhuRuto camp

Multi-agency officers from Public Health, KEBS, KRA, DCI and Police officers inspecting suspected contraband Sugar at a warehouse belonging to Kanini Supermarket in Nakuru on June 19, 2018. [Kipsang Joseph/Standard]

A probe into alleged importation of contraband sugar said to contain hazardous mercury and copper is now silently taking a political twist, with a divide emerging between politicians allied to President Uhuru Kenyatta and his deputy William Ruto.

While announcement by Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang’i that impounded sugar contained harmful substances has sent shivers among Kenyans who are concerned at the damage the sugar may have already caused them, the importation of the commodity was yesterday a point of departure within Jubilee.

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