The Kenya Sugar Board has directed all sugar millers to implement a new minimum sugarcane price of Ksh.5,500 per tonne, down from Ksh.5,750, citing increased local sugar production and falling retail prices as the primary drivers for the reduction.
15 hours ago · Citizen Digital →
Kenya's government has revised the minimum sugarcane price downward from Sh5,750 to Sh5,500 per tonne, citing a need to balance farmers' interests with millers' operational costs and broader sector stability. The new rate takes effect immediately across the country's growing regions.
18 hours ago · Capital News →
Rice farmers in the Mwea Irrigation Scheme face widespread snail invasions that have devastated crops and prompted farmers to reduce acreage. Opposition leader Martha Karua has criticized the government for failing to support local rice producers while importing rice, and farmers report that chemical control efforts have been largely unsuccessful since the pests were first reported in 2019.
20 hours ago · Citizen Digital →
Residents of Kuranze ranch in Kinango subcounty, Kwale County, have opposed a government-led land surveying exercise that began this week, citing lack of consent and exclusion from decision-making and arguing it violated their constitutional right to public participation.
25 April 2026 · The Standard →