×
App Icon
The Standard e-Paper
Home To Bold Columnists
★★★★ - on Play Store
Download App

400 tonnes of illegal sugar destroyed and dumped at sea in Mombasa Port

Cabinet Secretaries Najib Balala and Adan Mohammed and Kenya Ports Authority fire fighters spray water on sugar which was impounded by Kenya Revenue Authority. [Gideon Maundu, Standard]

State agencies Saturday started the destruction of a consignment of 400 tonnes of sugar worth Sh28 million that was impounded by the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) last year at the Port of Mombasa.

The sugar was seized for being illegally allowed into Kenya without duty or wrongly labelled and concealed to evade duty.

Get Full Access for Ksh299/Week
Fact‑first reporting that puts you at the heart of the newsroom. Subscribe for full access.
  • Unlimited access to all premium content
  • Uninterrupted ad-free browsing experience
  • Mobile-optimized reading experience
  • Weekly Newsletters
  • MPesa, Airtel Money and Cards accepted
Already a subscriber? Log in