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Kenyans Finally Told Why There Is Milk Shortage, Solutions Offered
For nearly a week, consumers across the country have grappled with acute milk shortages, finding supermarket shelves empty and prices spiking to standard peaks.
The sudden deficit left households searching for answers until Cabinet Secretary for Agriculture and Livestock Development, Hon. Mutahi Kagwe, officially addressed the crisis.
CS Kagwe attributed the supply collapse to severe drought conditions affecting key dairy-producing regions. Cold, dry weather has depleted natural pastures and raised fodder costs, forcing formal milk deliveries to processing plants down by several million liters.
Compounding the problem is a supply chain breakdown involving local dairy cooperatives. Kagwe revealed that while processors are paying higher market rates, many cooperatives fail to pass these financial returns to dairy farmers.
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Disillusioned by meager payouts, farmers are bypassing formal processing channels and selling directly to independent brokers offering better immediate prices.
As a result, milk remains available in rural villages while urban processing factories and retail outlets face severe stockouts.
To resolve the shortage, the Ministry of Agriculture has rolled out actionable interventions:
- Fairer Farmer Compensation: Kagwe issued a direct appeal to dairy cooperatives to immediately increase farm-gate payouts, incentivizing producers to channel their yield back to central processing plants rather than brokers.
- Lowering Feed Costs: The government is approving duty-free yellow maize imports specifically designated for animal feed manufacturing, easing financial pressures on dairy farmers.
- Emergency Powdered Milk Imports: The ministry is evaluating powdered milk imports to bridge short-term deficits while monitoring seasonal weather patterns expected to restore natural pasture.
Government officials assure the public that these measures will stabilize supply chains and replenish retail shelves shortly.
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