Government maintains sugar import ban as local production rises
Kagwe said the government would continue limiting sugar imports as part of wider efforts to support local producers and make the country’s sugar industry more competitive.
Kagwe said the government would continue limiting sugar imports as part of wider efforts to support local producers and make the country’s sugar industry more competitive.
The new producer price will apply at designated aggregation centres where the government has already begun the annual wheat mop-up exercise ahead of any wheat importation. The ministry explained that the arrangement demonstrates its commitment to prioritising locally produced grain and protecting Kenyan farmers before imported wheat enters the market
The case was filed by petitioners who argued that the next presidential election should be held in 2026 because the previous presidential election was conducted on August 9, 2022.
The reforms were announced by Chief of Staff and Head of Public Service Felix Koskei, who said the government is accelerating efforts to modernise the management of its vehicle fleet as part of the wider digitisation of public service.
The attack, later linked to al-Qaeda, happened alongside a similar blast in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
KWS said the deaths, which mainly involved adult females and calves, have prompted intensified surveillance and veterinary monitoring across the ecosystem, while assuring the public and tourism stakeholders that Amboseli National Park remains open and there is no evidence so far of an infectious or transmissible disease
CS Murkomen said the officers had acquired the skills needed to respond to modern security challenges, including violent extremism, organised criminal activities and threats that cut across Kenya's borders.
The Senator argued that the rapid accumulation of wealth by Cabinet Secretaries and county governors was not the result of talent or hard work, but rather the power attached to public office. He claimed that senior officials exploit legal gaps and discretionary powers left by Parliament to benefit themselves and those close to them.
The Parliamentary Service Commission has gazetted the Parliamentary Service (Constituency and County Offices) Regulations, 2026, ushering in a new system that governs how constituency and county offices are leased, managed and funded.
During the approval hearing, committee chairperson and Speaker George Okode explained that the questions raised by members were not aimed at the nominees but at the appointing authority, which is required by law to justify why previously rejected candidates have been brought back for consideration.
Launching the report on Thursday, Senate Speaker Amason Kingi said the new index provides the Senate with a reliable way of evaluating how counties manage public resources.
Munya said he could not associate himself with an administration that had “overseen the erosion of public institutions, weakened the economy and presided over serious human rights violations.”