A two-kilogram of Kabras Sugar is now retailing at Kes420 from Kes365, representing a Kes55 increase.

The increase means Kenyan households must dig deeper into their pockets to access the commodity.

Sugar prices have been rising in the country late amid low production caused by a prolonged drought that has battered the country.

It comes barely three months after Kenya received two ships loaded with sugar at the Port of Mombasa to cool down the product's high prices.

The ships, which originated from Laem Chabang in Thailand and Sheng Heng Hai in China, docked on February 28 and March 1, 2023, respectively.

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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.