Agriculture CS Mwangi Kiunjuri has formed a task force to look into permanent ways of tackling the challenges facing the sugar sector. The task force shall review the policy of the sugar industry, check on the emerging challenges facing the sugar industry, do research and review importation of sugar. They will also undertake comparative analysis of the sugar industry, undertake an analysis of roles of stakeholders and how they can collaborate to develop the sugar sub sector. The task force is also expected to review the pricing of the sugar, funding mechanism, address all the issues that may revitalize the sugar industry. "The task force shall work within 30 days with specific deliverables...we expect that this will come into force this Friday..

Source: The Star November 07, 2018 09:33 UTC