West Kenya Company opens market gap in sugar production

A crane offloads sugarcane from a tractor. FILE PHOTO | NMG

West Kenya Sugar Company has extended market share lead as private firms cement dominance in a sector previously controlled by Mumias and other State-owned millers.

The firm, the maker of the Kabras brand, saw its production shoot to 92,044 tonnes in the 10 months to October, registering a 30,000 tonnes growth from a similar period last year, according to latest data from the Sugar Directorate.

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