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Desperate hunt for cheap maize abroad as Kenya's silos now run dry

Bags of maize awaiting sale in Uasin Gishu County on May 25, 2022. [Christopher Kipsang, Standard]

Kenya is now desperately shopping for maize from all corners of the world as its silos run out of this critical grain.

Bad weather, coupled with global factors such as the Russia-Ukraine conflict and the lingering effects of Covid-19, have conspired to create a maize shortage in the country, with many families finding it hard to put ugali—a staple prepared using maize flour and water—on their dinner tables.

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