Sugar shortage hits Mombasa – Daily Nation

Mombasa supermarkets are running out of sugar as a result of a smuggling crackdown that has seen 19 supermarkets closed up so far.

The largest city showed Tuesday that most supermarkets did not have sugar, which prompted customers to brew the merchandise whenever it was replenished.

Wholesale shops, hotels and bakeries in the central business district. along Digo Road while the Bandari branch of the retailer had only a few more packages today. However, in the space of half an hour, out of the 25 packets of sugar kept at the store, it remained only 10.

"C is the only stock We do not have more sugar, we will wait to see if we can get more from our backcountry source, "said a Tuskys official.

At Budget Supermarket, salespeople revealed that stock market journalists were the only ones to be rid of their god. "It's the last stock. We come from the store and there is nothing left over there," said the seller.

Ibrahim Hussein, a wholesale merchant in the Ganjoni area, said he had not sold sugar in the last three weeks. 19659004] Mr. Hussein stated that the enterprises under control were those that supplied them with the goods.

Investigations conducted by Nation revealed that some suppliers accumulate sugar, leaving consumers struggling to recover it.

"I've been forced to buy more sugar to be able to keep stock at home.We do not know what will happen in the next few weeks.We could be forced not to take tea if we do not plan well, "said Maryam Khamis, a resident.

Sugar prices have also risen over the last three weeks as the commodity becomes scarce.

The kilogram package used for Sh110 is now between Sh140 and Sh150 with a two-kilogram package ranging from Sh210 to Sh270.