Success of private sugar mills in Kenya put pressure on struggling public firms

Ms Joyce Opondo, the Communication Manager, Kibos Sugar Company during the interview at her office in Kisumu. PHOTO KEVIN OGUTU/STANDARD

KISUMU: There is an increased pressure from the public-owned sugar companies to register profit as their privately-owned counterpart.

Kibos Sugar Company, one of the four privately-owned sugar millers, has built a multi-billion refinery with a capacity to produce 500 metric tonnes of industrial sugar per day against the country’s current demand of 260 metric tonnes per day.