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List of sugar manufacturers in Kenya

This is a list of sugar manufacturers in Kenya[1][2]

Government-owned sugar manufacturers

  • 1) Mumias Sugar Company[3]
  • 2) Nzoia Sugar Factory[4]
  • 3) South Nyanza Sugar Company[5]
  • 4) Muhoroni Sugar Company[6]
  • 5) Chemelil Sugar Factory[7]

Private sugar manufacturers

  • 1) West Kenya Sugar Company[8]
  • 2) Sony Sugar Company[9]
  • 3) Kibos Sugar and Allied Industries Limited[10]
  • 4) Butali Sugar Mills[11]
  • 5) Transmara Sugar Company[12]
  • 6) Sukari Industries Limited[13]
  • 7) Kwale International Sugar Company Limited[1][14]
  • 8) Kisii Sugar Factory[15]
  • 9) West Valley Sugar
  • 10) Naitiri Sugar
  • 11) Olepito Sugar Factory

Output and market share

, the output and market share of each manufacturer was as summarized in the table below:[16]

In 2015, national sugar production totaled 632,000 metric tonnes, the highest production quantity Kenya has ever achieved, on an annual basis.[18]

Recent events

During the first four months of 2020, Kenya produced 193532 tonne of crystalline sugar and imported another 184677 tonne to cover the production deficit, according to the Kenya Sugar Directorate.[19] The table below shows the eight largest sugar manufacturers in the country during the first four months of 2020.[19]

See also

  • Economy of Kenya

External links

References

  1. David Herbling. Kwale Sugar Miller Begins Tests Ahead of Factory Launch Business Daily Africa (Nairobi), 18 January 2015, retrieved 19 January 2015^
  2. David Mugwe. Siaya County Set for KSh800 Million (USD:9 Million) Sugar Factory Business Daily Africa (Nairobi), 6 January 2013, retrieved 20 January 2015^
  3. Charles Wachira. Mumias Sugar of Kenya Idles Milling Plant for Annual Maintenance Bloomberg News, 22 October 2014, retrieved 19 January 2015^
  4. John Nalianya. Kenya: Cane Farmers Demand New Nzoia Sugar Board The Star (Kenya) via AllAfrica.com, 1 July 2014, retrieved 20 January 2015^
  5. Hellen Githaiga. Jane Odhiambo Takes Helm At Sony Sugar Business Daily Africa (Nairobi), 12 June 2014, retrieved 20 January 2015^
  6. and Kassim Adinasi Hezron Ochiel. Muhoroni Sugar Faces Closure Over Sh500 Million (USD6 Million) Debt The Standard (Kenya), 6 June 2014, retrieved 19 January 2015^
  7. Maurice Alal. Kenya: Chemelil Sugar Gets Sh120 Million Power Boost The Star (Kenya) via AllAfrica.com, 9 May 2014, retrieved 19 January 2015^
  8. Kiarie Njoroge. West Kenya Sugar Moves To Block Butali Operations Business Daily Africa (Nairobi), 5 October 2014, retrieved 20 January 2015^
  9. Ramenya Gibendi. Sharp Drop In Sugar Imports Fails To Stir Farmers And Millers Daily Nation Mobile (Nairobi), 28 July 2014, retrieved 20 January 2015^
  10. Leo Odera Omolo. Three Billion Shilling Kibos New Sugar Factory Has Began Trial Production Near Kisumu African Press International, 26 January 2008, retrieved 20 January 2015^
  11. Gerald Andae. West Kenya Sugar And Butali Told To Co-Exist Business Daily Africa (Nairobi), 7 October 2014, retrieved 20 January 2015^
  12. Edwin Nyarangi. Kenya: Operations At Trans Mara Sugar Mill Resume Today The Star (Kenya) via AllAfrica.com, 16 June 2014, retrieved 20 January 2015^
  13. Samuel Otieno. Sugar Millers Wage Price Wars for Cane The Star, 26 November 2011, retrieved 20 January 2015^
  14. Fadhili Fredrick. Kwale miller opts for smaller sugar packages with eye on better sales Business Daily Africa, 21 June 2018, retrieved 22 June 2018^
  15. Aggrey Ombaki. Indian firm to build Sh5bn sugar complex in Kisii Business Daily Africa, 3 March 2016, retrieved 20 April 2016^
  16. Dorothy Otieno. Does Uganda have a sugar surplus? What the numbers show Daily Nation, 30 August 2015, retrieved 28 April 2016^
  17. KSD. Smaller sugar companies hot on the heels of Mumias Daily Nation Quoting Kenya Sugar Directorate (KSD), December 2014, retrieved 28 April 2016^
  18. Gerald Andae. Sugar barons to pocket Sh1.3bn in days after import nod Business Daily Africa, 18 July 2016, retrieved 19 July 2016^
  19. Gerald Andae. Kabras sugar maker market share hits 30 percent on high sales Business Daily Africa, 12 June 2020, retrieved 12 June 2020^