NAIROBI, Kenya, May 16 – A two-kilogram of Kabras has gone up by Sh55 to Sh420, meaning Kenyan households will have to dig dipper into their pockets to access the commodity.
A spot check by Capital Business at Quickmart Supermarket showed that the price had gone up from Sh365 as of yesterday.
Sugar prices have been on the rise in the country of late amid low production caused by a prolonged drought that has battered the country.
At the nearby Naivas Supermarket, Kabras sugar was unavailable.
However, other brands such as Ndhiwa and Mara were retailing at Sh350 and Sh380, respectively, which was only Sh50 shy of breaching the Sh400 mark.
It comes barely three months after Kenya received two ships loaded with sugar at the Port of Mombasa to cool down the high prices of the product.
The ships, which originated from Laem Chabang in Thailand and Sheng Heng Hai in China, docked on February 28 and March 1, 2023, respectively.
Data from the Sugar Directorate indicates that the volumes imported between January and March were 93,000 metric tons, compared to 46,000 in a similar period last year.
