Kakira Sugar Works
Uganda's largest sugar manufacturer producing 180,000 tonnes per year from Lake Victoria estates.
Kakira Sugar Works, established in 1930 by the Madhvani Group, is Uganda's largest sugar producer with a crushing capacity of 9,000 tonnes of cane per day and annual sugar output of approximately 180,000 tonnes. Located on the shores of Lake Victoria in Jinja, the company operates integrated cane estates, a refinery, and a power co-generation plant. Kakira supplies most of Uganda's sugar demand and exports packaged sugar to Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda, and South Sudan.
- Type
- brand seeking distribution
- Location
- Jinja, Uganda
- Founded
- 1930
- Website
- kakirasugar.com
- Categories
- Pantry & Dry Goods, Agriculture & Raw Materials
- Markets
- Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania
Verified facts
- domain-registered (green), checked 2026-08-08 Domain registry record
- debarment-clear (green), checked 2026-08-08 OpenSanctions
- sanctions-clear (green), checked 2026-08-08 OpenSanctions
- corporate-mail-on-domain (green), checked 2026-08-08 Mail server of the company domain
- web-presence-since (green), checked 2026-08-08 Internet Archive (Wayback)
Claimed certifications
- ISO 9001, Quality Management IAF CertSearch
- ISO 22000, Food Safety IAF CertSearch