# MPs approve new tax break for sorghum, millet, and cassava alcohol

> Kenya's National Assembly approved the Excise Duty (Remission of Excise Duty) Regulations, 2026, unanimously. The rules let the Treasury Cabinet Secretary grant full or partial excise relief to beer, spirits and wine makers that use locally grown crops other than barley, including sorghum, millet and cassava.

- Date: 2026-11-12 · published 2026-11-13T03:05:49.762Z
- Category: policy · region Kenya · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/96998-mps-approve-new-tax-break-for-sorghum-millet-and-cassava-alcohol
- Commodities: [Sorghum](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SORGHUM.md)

## Why it matters

Excise relief for alcohol makers using local sorghum and millet could lift demand for those grains in Kenya. The effect on feed markets is likely small, since the demand shift is for brewing and distilling inputs.

## Read by commodity

- SORGHUM: bullish ▲

## Sources

- radiogeneration.co.ke: https://radiogeneration.co.ke/mps-approve-new-tax-break-for-sorghum-millet-and-cassava-alcohol-48959

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