Global supply shocks fuel new food crisis in Kenya

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President William Ruto addressing the nation at State House, Nairobi on August 2, 2023. PHOTO | LUCY WANJIRU | NMG

Global supply shocks have increased the prices of Kenya’s critical staples, including rice, wheat, maize, sugar and onions, fomenting a new food crisis in the country.

Protectionist decisions in India and Eastern Europe to lock stocks of food within their borders are likely to disrupt the supply of rice and wheat into Kenya, even as poor weather hinders the supply of onions from neighbouring Tanzania.

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