Milk prices surge as shortages bite

A woman buys milk at a Nyeri supermarket. FILE PHOTO | NMG

The price of milk has gone up for the second time in a fortnight leading to panic buying in retail outlets as consumers purchase more stocks for future use as uncertainty looms in the dairy sector.

The price of a 500ml packet has now gone up by a further Sh3 across all the brands, subjecting consumers to more pain at a time when they are grappling with an increase in the cost of other basic commodities.

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