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How tax waiver triggered sugar war at Kenya's port

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]

The raging sugar wars in the country escalated yesterday, with a sugar company whose consignment is under probe defending its imports.

The seizure of West Kenya Sugar Company's consignment at Webuye’s Pan Paper in western Kenya has introduced a new angle to the saga.

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