Kenya risks food shortage as new regional buyers emerge

President Ruto in distribution of relief food in Turkana County.

President William Ruto flags off relief food for distribution at Nakaalei in Turkana County on November 5, 2022. PHOTO | JARED NYATAYA | NMG

Kenya is staring at another round of food shortage next year as regional countries find an alternative lucrative market for their maize.

Tanzania is selling part of its maize stocks to the Middle East for making animal feeds as demand for livestock meals soar globally while Uganda is trading the commodity to the Democratic Republic of Congo and South Sudan.

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