Updated Sun, October 2nd 2016 at 00:00 GMT +3Mara sugar on sale at Tuskeys supermarket in Kisumu .Most of the supermarkets in the town are experiencing sugar shortage. The Sugar Directorate, which is the sector’s regulator, gave the directive as it responded to reports that there was an acute shortage. Head of Sugar Directorate Solomon Odera said they had asked local millers to open up their traditional distribution networks in order to reach consumers faster. Fears of a looming shortage saw Consumer Federation of Kenya accuse supermarkets of creating an artificial shortage to cause panic buying and drive up retail prices. He said the ex-parte increase in sugar prices at the factories to Sh5,800 per 50kg bag three weeks ago could have had an effect on the consumer prices.

Source: Standard Digital October 01, 2016 19:07 UTC