Nairobi, Aug. 7 -- Kenya is auditing its informal cross-border sugar trade amid severe market distortions, which are affecting pricing and revenue collections.

A brief seen by the Business Daily showed that the Kenya Sugar Board (KSB) is conducting a comprehensive audit of the informal sugar imports in a bid to ascertain the volumes moved and the routes used by the traders.

"The industry faces severe market distortions and inefficiencies, primarily due to unregulated cross-border trade. Kenya remains a net importer, producing approximately 72 percent of its domestic sugar requirement in 2024, and the market remains vulnerable to illegal sugar inflows through porous borders, weak traceability systems and significant price disparities," K...