‘Political economy of sugar in Kenya’ warms up to season as minister unveils plans to import 400,000 tonnes
Cabinet Secretary Lee Kinyanjui revealed that last year, the company sought approval from the East African Community Secretariat to import 165,000 metric tonnes of raw sugar for refining but only managed to secure 5,000 metric tonnes, leaving its refinery idle.
Wolf in sheepskin: Tanzania’s October General Election will test coexistence of Tanganyika and Zanzibar
Like CHADEMA, ACT has been pushing for constitutional reforms ahead of the October polls, which President Suluhu Hassan has vehemently resisted. In addition, the opposition questions the independence of the Tanzania’s National Electoral Commission, which is picked solely by the sitting president.
