What has been uncovered is a deliberate scheme where industrial sugar is imported at a discounted duty rate, then diverted, repackaged, and sold to unsuspecting Kenyans as consumer sugar. This is a breach of constitutionally guaranteed rights including the right to the highest standard of health, the right to consumer protection, and the right to human dignity In light of the seriousness of these issues, the National Integrity Alliance (NIA) demands:


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  • Personal liability for KEBS officials who approve or ignore unsafe products
  • Expanded powers for KEBS under Cap 486 to criminally prosecute executives involved in food fraud
  • Immediate market withdrawal of all sugar linked to the implicated consignment, with full tracing and verification
  • Criminal investigation by the DCI into directors of Mombasa Sugar Refinery Ltd, Kibos Sugar, and complicit public officials
  • Suspension of Ministry of Trade officials linked to the sugar diversion pending investigation
  • Formal corruption inquiry by the EACC into alleged political protection of implicated sugar companies.


Read the full press statement below and SHARE widely https://tikenya.org/2026/04/24/nia-press-statement-who-is-protecting-the-sugar-cartels/

Transparency International Kenya