Supermarkets in Kenya record drop of sales as sugar crisis continues to bite

Customers were amazed to find stands usually filled with sugar empty in this supermarket in Kakamega town. PHOTO: CHRISPEN SECHERE/STANDARD

KAKAMEGA: Sugar crisis in the country has continued to bite as supermarkets record drop of sales of other retailed products.

A spot check by the Standard noted that most of major chain stores in Kakamega including Tuskys and Nakumatt were missing sugar stokes in their shelves.