Politics will not deal with sugar deficit, leaders told

Kenya National Chamber of Commerce and Industry chairman Kiprono Kittony addressing members of the press on the ongoing sugar debate in their Nairobi office. (PHOTO: FIDELIS KABUNYI/ STANDARD)

Debate over the Kenya-Uganda sugar deal raged on with the Kenya National Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KNCCI) expressing its support of the agreement.

KNCCI Chairman Kiprono Kittony (pictured) said if the deal is legitimate, it would help solve the sugar deficit the country is facing. He said the issue had been politicised with people failing to see the bigger picture.