Kenya has officially withdrawn from the COMESA Sugar Safeguard regime after 24 years, a move the government says signals progress in reforms aimed at strengthening and stabilising the sugar industry. The safeguard, which expired on November 30, 2025, was introduced as a temporary trade protection measure to allow the sector …
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Kenya is forfeiting over Sh685 billion each year in unrealised export potential, according to a new competitiveness report that highlights major structural weaknesses limiting the country’s ability to grow its exports—even though ready markets exist both regionally and internationally. The Kenya Export Competitiveness Study (2025), published by the Kenya Association …
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Kenya is one of nine COMESA member states affected by a major safety recall issued by BMW Group South Africa, the COMESA Competition Commission (CCC) has confirmed. In a public warning notice, the regional regulator alerted consumers to potential defects involving faulty starter motors and Takata airbags in certain BMW …
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President William Ruto on Wednesday evening hosted a dinner at State House, Nairobi, bringing together four heads of state and several dignitaries ahead of the 24th COMESA Heads of State Summit. The high-level dinner preceded the summit scheduled to take place at the Kenyatta International Convention Centre (KICC) under the …
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The COMESA Competition Commission has found Heineken Holding guilty of engaging in anti-competitive behavior within its distribution network across member countries. Click here to join our WhatsApp Channel After a probe launched in 2021, the regional authority concluded that Heineken’s contracts with third-party distributors breached key sections of the COMESA …
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