Prices of sugar up by 18pc on shortage

Sugar at a Nyeri supermarket. PHOTO | JOSEPH KANYI | NMG

A sugar shortage following the closure of some mills for maintenance has pushed prices up by 18 percent in one week.

The price of a 50 kilogramme bag is now selling at a high of Sh6,400 from Sh5,400 last week, putting more pressure on the households at a time when they are grappling with high cost of other basic commodities.

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