Elgeyo Marakwet: Where 90kg bag of potatoes costs the same as two plates of chips

A bag of potatoes in the country’s highest producing area of Elgeyo Marakwet is Sh500. [Kipsang Joseph, Standard]

The price of a plate of chips in some of the fast-food restaurant chains is about Sh250 on average.

But a bag of potatoes in the country’s highest producing area of Elgeyo Marakwet is Sh500, which is the equivalent of two plates of chips.

After deduction...