{
  "id": 655486,
  "title": "Mutuse backs sugar import probe, calls for stronger protection of Kenyan farmers",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/mutuse-backs-sugar-import-probe-calls-for-stronger-protection-of",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-12T10:46:15.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "People Daily Kenya",
    "slug": "people-daily-kenya",
    "url": "https://peopledaily.digital/news/mutuse-backs-sugar-import-probe-calls-for-stronger-protection-of-kenyan-farmers"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Kibwezi West Member of Parliament Mwengi Mutuse has backed Parliament’s investigation into the importation of raw sugar by Mombasa Sugar Refinery Limited, warning that loopholes allowing industrial sugar to enter the domestic market could undermine recent gains in Kenya’s sugar sector. Speaking in the National Assembly on Wednesday, August 12, 2026, Mutuse said Parliament must […]",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}