This archive report was first published on 5 October 2019.
On October 5, 2019, the National Assembly Committee on Trade made a shocking discovery during an inspection tour of a facility in Mombasa.
The committee, led by Kanini Kega, found a godown containing thousands of bags of expired sugar that was being kept awaiting distribution.
According to the committee, the sugar was not on the list of facilities licensed to keep commodities such as sugar, and it was suspected that the sugar was being repackaged for sale to Kenyans.
Documents seen by the committee indicated that the godown had 117,000 bags of sugar, but upon opening, there were less than 10,000 bags, raising suspicions.
The sugar originated from Vietnam, Mauritius, Mozambique, and Malawi, and the committee directed the DCI to launch investigations to ascertain how the sugar disappeared and who might be involved.
Starting next week, the committee will visit other godowns storing contraband edible oils.
