List of sugar manufacturers in Kenya

This is a list of sugar manufacturers in Kenya

Government-owned sugar manufacturers

1. Mumias Sugar Company
2. Nzoia Sugar Factory
3. South Nyanza Sugar Company
4. Muhoroni Sugar Company
5. Chemelil Sugar Factory

Private sugar manufacturers

1. West Kenya Sugar Company
2. Sony Sugar Company
3. Kibos Sugar and Allied Industries Limited
4. Butali Sugar Mills
5. Transmara Sugar Company
6. Sukari Industries Limited
7. Kwale International Sugar Company Limited
8. Kisii Sugar Factory
9. West Valley Sugar
10. Naitiri Sugar
11. Olepito Sugar Factory

Output and market share

As of December 2014, the output and market share of each manufacturer was as summarized in the table below:

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

Recent events

During the first four months of 2020, Kenya produced 193,532 tonnes (213,333 tons) of crystalline sugar and imported another 184,677 tonnes (203,572 tons) to cover the production deficit, according to the Kenya Sugar Directorate. The table below shows the eight largest sugar manufacturers in the country during the first four months of 2020.

See also

• Economy of Kenya

References

External links

• Sugar: The bitter truth
• More imports as sugar production declines by 51percent
• Kenya’s Sugar Industry At Risk
• Africa’s Sugar Ambitions Turn Sour