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County governments fear communal parcels will be transferred to private hands

Muhoroni Sugar Company

Kenya’s expansive sugar belt has just one year to stay alive before it is swept away by inflows of cheap imports from the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa.

The protection against imports from the 19-member region has been in place since 2002, with Kenya requesting several extensions every time it expired.

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