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Sugar prices shoot up by 50 per cent

Sugar on sale at a supermarket in Kisumu on August 15th 2018. Consumers have now reasons to worry as sugar shortage hits the town escalating from sh.125- sh.155 per kilogram. [Photo: Collins Oduor, Standard]

A spot check by The Standard in Kakamega, Bungoma, Vihiga and Busia counties found that supermarkets and retail shops were selling a kilo for Sh150, up from between Sh90 and Sh100 last month.

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