This archive report was first published on 12 June 2020.
On June 12, 2020, West Kenya Sugar Company, a leading sugar maker, announced that it had solidified its market share to command 30 percent of the total sales over the last four months.
According to data from the Sugar Directorate, the company marginally raised sales to 57,317 tonnes of sugar in the review period, out of the total production of 193,532 tonnes.
The Kabras brand maker, owned by Jaswant Singh Rai, has maintained the dominant position in the sugar market, attributing its success to timely payments to farmers and installation of new machines.
Private millers outperformed State-owned ones, with the directorate attributing the trend to efficiency in production.
State-owned Nzoia Sugar was the best among the government millers, recording sales of 3,832 tonnes, followed by Muhoroni at 3,784 and Chemelil coming last at 1,442 tonnes.
The imports of sugar in the review period grew by 23 percent compared to the same period last year, following scarcity of the commodity that compelled the regulator to step up imports.
