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Ruto’s Buffalo milk paradox: Why Kenya’s record production has not ended shortages

President William Ruto says Kenya has become Africa’s largest milk producer, with annual output rising to about 5.6 billion litres. Yet consumers in Nairobi and other urban centres have recently faced poorly stocked supermarket shelves, purchase limits and rising prices for available milk brands. The contrast has placed the government’s agricultural transformation agenda under scrutiny,…

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Kenya’s 5.5B-litre milk paradox: Why consumers face shortages despite rising production

 Kenya’s dairy sector is producing more milk and earning more from exports, but consumers are still facing shortages and higher prices, exposing a supply-chain gap between farm output and milk reaching formal markets. Deputy President Kithure Kindiki said on Wednesday that milk production had increased from 4.6 billion litres to 5.2 billion litres, while dairy…