Kenyans import $31.2m maize from the region to meet demand
A farmer winnows maize for sale at Kiboswa market in Kisumu County. Despite fair harvests, Kenya is still importing grain to meet a shortfall in the market. FILE PHOTO | NATION
Kenya will next month waive duty to allow millers to import maize from Uganda and Tanzania.
Kenyan traders imported more than 77,500 tonnes of maize worth $31.2 million since January from its neighbours. This is the highest amount of imports in the past five years as drought and the effects of the fall armyworm manifest in the country’s staple.
