Opposition alleges Gov't plot to repackage, distribute contaminated sugar

Opposition leaders have raised alarm over a consignment of 25,000 metric tonnes of sugar allegedly declared unfit for human consumption but currently being distributed across the country.

Led by Wiper party boss Kalonzo Musyoka, the leaders in a statement on Thursday alleged that the sugar, which recently landed at the Port of Mombasa, is being transported to a factory in Western Kenya where it is expected to be repackaged and sold to unsuspecting consumers.

“We are aware of a cargo of 25,000MT of sugar that recently landed in our Port of Mombasa. These 25,000 MT of sugar are already on their way to a Western Kenya sugar factory to be repackaged and sold to unsuspecting Kenyans,” he said.

According to Kalonzo, the consignment had already been flagged at its origin as unfit for human consumption but was nonetheless cleared by the Kenyan authorities.

“This cargo has already been declared from its port of origin, unfit for human public consumption. Yet, the Ruto regime has quickly cleared it,” he stated.

He questioned President William Ruto’s government’s priorities and accused it of putting citizens’ health at risk for political and commercial gain.

“What kind of man is this? What kind of a regime is this that puts their own reprehensible needs before that of the public's well-being?” He posed.

The leaders are now demanding that the consignment be publicly condemned and destroyed to protect the health and safety of the public.

“We demand that this consignment, already earmarked, be publicly condemned and destroyed as it is unfit for public consumption,” he said.