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Tower of Babel: Who is fooling who in the sugar scam?

Some of the 1,350 bags of sugar packed in 50kg bags impounded by a Multi-agency team of from Public Health, KEBS, KRA, DCI and Police officers at a warehouse belonging to Kanini Supermarket in Nakuru. [Kipsang Joseph/Standard]

Reports on the "contaminated sugar" scam have, predictably degenerated into a veritable Tower of Babel; what with everybody protecting their backs. Contradictory explanations and double-speak have left many dizzy. Here's what we know.

How much sugar was imported in 2017?

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