Official Kenya Sugar Board platform

One Platform for Kenya's Sugar Industry

SIMIS is the Kenya Sugar Board's integrated digital platform for stakeholder services, registration and licensing, compliance, trade facilitation, industry intelligence, geospatial monitoring and evidence-based decision-making.

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Where would you like to start?

SIMIS serves the whole sugar value chain, KSB's regulatory teams, and members of the public.

Industry Stakeholders

For growers, out-grower institutions, millers, jaggery operators, importers, exporters, dealers, county governments and researchers.

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KSB Staff

Secure sign-in for authorised staff to access approvals, inspections, compliance activities, GIS, levy administration and reporting.

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Public Information

Public statistics, licensed-operator searches, notices, publications, complaint reporting and verification services.

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Quick services

What would you like to do?

Choose a common task below — registration, licences, returns, verification and support.

All SIMIS services →

Register or Update Profile Growers, millers, dealers, importers and out-grower institutions. Sign in to start → Apply for or Renew a Licence Mill, dealer, import/export licences and molasses permits. Sign in to apply → Submit Statutory Returns Production, delivery and trade returns under the Sugar Act. Sign in required → Track an Application Real-time status of any submission with SLA timelines. Sign in to track → Access Farmer Services Cane records, deliveries, payments and input support. Farmer portal → Access Miller Services Factory returns, cane supply and compliance obligations. Miller portal → Lodge a Complaint Report malpractice, disputes or service issues to KSB. Open help centre → View Notices and Announcements Regulatory notices, deadlines and public advisories. Browse notices → Verify a Licence, Permit or Product Instantly confirm the authenticity of any KSB document. Verify now →

Instant verification

Validate a licence, permit or product code issued by the Kenya Sugar Board.

Sample / demo verification — live registry API is not connected yet.

The mandate

Kenya Sugar Board and the role of SIMIS

The Kenya Sugar Board regulates, develops and promotes the sugar industry on behalf of the Republic of Kenya. SIMIS is the digital platform that carries out this mandate through online services, structured workflows, compliance monitoring, industry data and stakeholder engagement.

Read the full KSB mandate on ksb.go.ke

Regulates, develops and promotes Kenya's sugar industry
Coordinates stakeholders across the sugar value chain
Registers and licenses industry operators
Monitors compliance and enforces standards
Supports growers, millers, traders and other stakeholders
Collects and shares industry data and market information
Promotes sustainable development, transparency and value addition

Platform overview

What SIMIS delivers

Ten connected service areas covering the sugar value chain from farm registration to trade, levy and traceability.

Registration & Licensing

End-to-end stakeholder registration and statutory licensing under the Sugar Act, 2024.

Trade, Imports & Exports

Pre-import approvals, consignment permits and quota monitoring.

Compliance & Inspections

Risk-based inspections, violation detection and enforcement actions.

Sugar Development Levy

Levy assessment, collection, reconciliation and statutory apportionment.

Loans & Grants

Sugar Development Fund applications, disbursement and utilisation tracking.

Factory & Production Intelligence

Real-time mill status, crushing capacity and production performance.

GIS & Crop Intelligence

Farm mapping, mill catchments, cane acreage and yield forecasting.

Traceability & Repackaging

Repacker registration and product codes that trace sugar to source.

Industry Data & Reports

Statistics, market bulletins and dashboards for evidence-based decisions.

Notifications & Mobile Services

SMS, email and field officer mobile tools for inspections and alerts.

Industry snapshot

Public industry outlook

Approved public metrics only. Sample figures shown for illustration while the live SUGARSTAT feed is connected.

Full industry data →

Registered growers

+3.2%

412,850

Across 12 sugar-growing counties

Licensed mills

Stable

Active operational processing plants

Operational factories

Reporting crushing activity this month

Cane deliveries (MT)

+5.8%

1.42M

Delivered to mills since January

Average cane price (KES/MT)

-1.5%

5,300

Weighted national average

Sugar production YTD (MT)

+12.4%

245,200

Metric tonnes processed since January

Simplified sugar-industry map — share of national cane deliveries

Kakamega 21%
Busia 17%
Kisumu 15%
Bungoma 14%
Migori 12%
Homa Bay 9%
Kwale 7%
Others 5%

Aggregated county-level figures. No confidential or personally identifiable information is published.

From Kenya Sugar Board

Latest news and notices

Updates published on ksb.go.ke — open a story to read the full notice on the official site.

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Public notice

Postponement of grower elections

Official public notice on the postponement of elections for grower representatives to the Kenya Sugar Board.

Read on ksb.go.ke

Registration

Grower registration exercise open

Grower registration exercise: starts 25 May 2026 and ends 5 June 2026. Register through official KSB channels.

Read on ksb.go.ke

International

Kenya hosts the 68th International Sugar Council meeting

Kenya successfully hosted the 68th International Sugar Council meeting — read the full update on ksb.go.ke.

Read on ksb.go.ke

Regulation

Draft Regulatory Impact Statement — Sugar Development Levy Order 2025

Review the draft regulatory impact statement for the Sugar Development Levy Order 2025 on the KSB website.

Read on ksb.go.ke

Resources & support

Guidance, publications and help

Everything stakeholders need to comply, apply and get assistance.

Sugar Act & Regulations The Sugar Act, 2024, subsidiary regulations and legal notices. Guidelines, Forms & Checklists Application forms, statutory formats and document checklists. Reports & Market Bulletins Annual reports, price bulletins and industry performance reviews. Help Centre & FAQs Answers to common questions on registration, licensing and returns. User Manuals & Training Step-by-step guides and training material for SIMIS services. Service Status Live availability of SIMIS services and planned maintenance windows.

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