Kenya seeks to amend rules on sugar imports as shortage looms

[Iconoclastes]

Hii ni 2016, Watu wanakula matunda pori Kenya kwa sababu hakuna Chakula!

Over 3,000 residents of Ngamani village in Ganze subcounty, Kilifi county are now eating wild fruits as hunger continues to ravage various parts of the county.

Last Friday, residents said all the the crops they planted in May did not sprout after the rains failed.

According to Cheti Kombe, 72, they are now surviving on wild fruits which are also hard to get.

“We don’t have food this season. We already finished our stocks several months ago and now, we are competing with wild animals to get these fruits. Our children have now been forced to drop-out of school due to hunger. When they are home, they can at least move around the forest and get themselves some fruits,” said Kombe

Efforts by area MCA Japhet Nzaro to get relief food from Ganze deputy county commissioner’s office hit a snag on Friday when he was informed only officers from the national government can access and distribute the food.

Area MP Peter Shehe said there are 10 tonnes of relief food at the DCC’s office awaiting distribution.

However, a source at the DCC’s office who sort anonymity said the food is waiting official release by Public Service CS Sicily Kariuki.

Residents are now relying on morya fruits which have not been eaten for a very long time.

“These fruits are not normally eaten but we have no option. You either starve or eat them. We have not seen any government official visit this area,” Nzaro said.

The residents pick the fruits from the trees, remove the nuts and roast them in a pan just like ground nuts before eating them.

Another resident, Dama Nyambu, said the fruits have caused serious digestion problems to children.

“Some children convulse while others swell on their pubic areas. These challenges however go away after sometime without getting any medical attention.

We are on the edge of starvation because we used to eat kone but they are not available. We are now forced to eat morya” she said.

Some of the children are reported to get difficulties when they go for a long call.

A rapid assessment report on the hunger situation in the area conducted three weeks ago is yet to be released.

Also in 2016.....
Wala viwavi jeshi kuikabili njaa

 

[Iconoclastes]

Mbona hilo linajulikana na kila mtu kwamba Kenya ina Uchumi mkubwa kuliko nchi zote za AM, au kuna kipi kigeni hapo?

Kwa hivyo mbona kushangaa waKenya kutumia sukari na bidhaa zingine kwa wingi?

 

[Geza Ulole]

Also in 2016.....
Wala viwavi jeshi kuikabili njaa

Hahah kenya has hunger plus sugar deficiency while Tanzania has sugar deficiency, that aside the fact sugar is still cheaper in Tanzania than in Kenya! moreover there are already new investments in Tanzania plus expansion of the existing factories to curb sugar shortages..

 

[Geza Ulole]

Also in 2016.....
Wala viwavi jeshi kuikabili njaa

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[Barbarosa]

Kwa hivyo mbona kushangaa waKenya kutumia sukari na bidhaa zingine kwa wingi?

Nimeshangaa kwa wewe au wenzako kuona kwamba kutumia sukari nyingi ni sifa!

 

[Iconoclastes]

There isnt a sugar deficiency in Kenya currently, Geza Ulole, but a looming shortage, which the government is seeking to take measures to offset. The new import laws are meant to shield the struggling local industry frm the cheap imports.

 

[Iconoclastes]

Nimeshangaa kwa wewe au wenzako kuona kwamba kutumia sukari nyingi ni sifa!

Yes!! If we can afford it what's the problem? Tungekua tunatumia kidogo pia mngekuwa mnatukejeli.
Sasa mwatakaje?

 

[MKENYA YULE MCOOL]

Kwa hivyo mbona kushangaa waKenya kutumia sukari na bidhaa zingine kwa wingi?

we buy what we can afford plus one thing with Kenyans is that they don't fear spending.

 

[Barbarosa]

Yes!! If we can afford it what's the problem? Tungekua tunatumia kidogo pia mngekuwa mnatukejeli.
Sasa mwatakaje?

Sijawahi kusikia jamii au nchi yoyote ile Duniani inajisifu kwa matumizi makubwa sukari, nijuavyo mimi ni kinyume chake!

 

[MKENYA YULE MCOOL]

from back then, Kenya have been importing sugar..ata kama umesoma hiyo thread vizuri imeeleza...."Kenya has licensed 66 private companies to import table sugar, and 47 companies to import white refined (industrial) sugar that is mostly used in the manufacture of soft drinks, confectionery and chocolate".....meaning sugar import has always been ongoing to feed the high Kenyan demand.

I don't see the post as alarming as you guys see it.

 

[Iconoclastes]

Sijawahi kusikia jamii au nchi yoyote ile Duniani inajisifu kwa matumizi makubwa sukari, nijuavyo mimi ni kinyume chake!

Na sio sukari tu, pia chai, mahindi, ngano, maziwa na nyama.....

 

[Barbarosa]

Na sio sukari tu, pia chai, mahindi, ngano, maziwa na nyama.....

Hivyo vingine vyote sawa lkn kwa sukari hiyo ni mpya kwangu, kwamba mtu anajisifu kwa kula sukari nyingi??

 

[mwaswast]

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Hungry people cannot be able to flee Geza get that into your thick skull.

 

[Muria]

Kwa hiyo ni sifa kutumia sukari nyingi? Hii nilikuwa sijawahi kuisika na ni mpya kwangu! Kwa hiyo mimi nikitumia sukari nyingi klk jirani yangu ninapaswa kujivunia?

Chief, sukari haitumiki kwenye chai tu. A big part of that sugar is for industrial purposes (Bakery/Dairy/Chocolate/Tartar/Jam/Sweets/Toothpaste/Medicine production etc). You be the jjudge kama ni kitu cha kujivunia after assessing that.

 

[Barbarosa]

Chief, sukari haitumiki kwenye chai tu. A big part of that sugar is for industrial purposes (Bakery/Dairy/Chocolate/Tartar/Jam/Sweets/Toothpaste/Medicine production etc). You be the jjudge kama ni kitu cha kujivunia after assessing that.

Nijuavyo mimi Dunia nzima jamii/nchi zinapambana kupunguza matumizi ya sukari ndiyo maana hata kuna Cola light, hata Bia inayonywea kwa wingi ni ile isiyo na sukari kama Serengeti lager n.k. hivyo sijawahi kusikia jamii au nchi yoyote ilie ikijuvunia kuwa na matumizi makubwa ya sukari, mimi ninachojua kama nchi ina matumizi makubwa ya sukari huwa inajitahidi kupunguza!

 

[Muria]

Nijuavyo mimi Dunia nzima jamii/nchi zinapambana kupunguza matumizi ya sukari ndiyo maana hata kuna Cola light, hata Bia inayonywea kwa wingi ni ile isiyo na sukari kama Serengeti lager n.k. hivyo sijawahi kusikia jamii au nchi yoyote ilie ikijuvunia kuwa na matumizi makubwa ya sukari, mimi ninachojua kama nchi ina matumizi makubwa ya sukari huwa inajitahidi kupunguza!

Well mosi, for your info kupunguza matumizi ya sukari kwenye products mara nyingi huwa ni PR tu kwa sababu globally production ya sukari inapanda wala haishuki. Pili, hayo makampuni yanayosema kuwa bidhaa zao hazina sukari utapata wamefanya tu exchange ya natural sugar for "artificial sweeteners" ambazo bado tu ni derivatives za sukari. Tatu, kujivunia matumizi makubwa ya sukari viwandani ni sawa kwa sababu kunaonyesha ukuaji wa viwanda which is a good thing ila kwa matumizi ya nyumbani hamna cha kujivunia. I hope umenielewa.