The Ministry of Agriculture has announced that the Sugar Development Levy payable by a section of Kenyans took effect on July 1.
In a statement on Tuesday, July 8, the ministry announced that the levy will be remitted by the tenth day of every month and that the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) will be the collecting agent.
The levy will be payable by every miller and every person who imports sugar at the rate of 4 per cent of the ex-factory price for domestic sugar and 4 per cent of the cost, insurance, and freight (CIF) value of each consignment of imported sugar. "The State Department for Agriculture would like to inform members of the public that the Sugar Development Levy is now in effect from July 1, 2025," the statement read.
Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe addressing the Council of Governors (COG) in Mombasa on May 15, 2025.
