Scarcity of maize bites as drought hits country

Farmers harvest maize at Moiben in Kenya's Uasin Gishu County. FILE PHOTO | NMG

Maize is fast becoming a scarce commodity in some parts of the North Rift as farmers hoard the little they have driving prices up.

A spot check by the Business Daily in the region revealed that a bag of maize is going at Sh2,800 up from Sh2,200, while wheat is fetching Sh3,400 up from Sh3,000.

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