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Sugar prices increase amid cries by farmers and hoarding claims

Kabras Sugar currently retailing at Sh413 per 2Kg. [Najinia Omuswa, Standard]

The sorry state of the sugarcane industry appears to be worsening as a dire sugar shortage hit several towns in Western and Nyanza region amid soaring prices and claims of hoarding.

This casts a dark cloud on the recently released Economic Survey 2023, which indicates that the sub-sector has expanded by about 12 per cent.

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