Farmers at mercy of middlemen after state fails to declare maize prices

Farmers dry maize in Eldoret, Uasin Gishu county. [File, Standard]

After a successful bumper harvest, maize farmers are struggling to sell their produce following delays by the government to announce buying prices.

Peter Wafula, who harvested over 13,000 bags two weeks in Saboti, says the delay has exposed them to exploitation.