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Sugar imports in 10 months to October declined by more than half on the back of a biting shortage on the world market which has seen traders struggle to procure stocks.
Kenya is seeking a new extension for sugar safeguards from the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (Comesa).
Total sugar production in August was 46,459 tonnes from the 70,278 tonnes recorded a month earlier, data from the Sugar Directorate shows.
A sugar shortage following the closure of some mills for maintenance has pushed prices up by 18 percent in one week.