President William Ruto has told Kenyans that in the next few weeks, sugar prices will have dropped.
Speaking at State House on Wednesday, he acknowledged the cost of sugar had skyrocketed since he took the oath of office.
"I agree that there is concern around sugar. We have had confusion and chaos in the whole sugar subsector. Many companies have closed shop because there is no cane to harvest, " Ruto said.
However, he explained that his administration was streamlining the sugarcane sector, riddled with confusion and mismanagement for years.
"We have been reluctant to import sugar to avoid working against our farmers, but now, in the next two weeks, you will see a difference as we have ordered imports from outside the COMESA market," he added.
The President also attributed the high prices of the commodity to a shortage of cane in the local and COMESA markets.
The head of state however said that they have already awarded licences for the importation of sugar, and prices should be going down soon.
