Hit by Covid-19 and economic shocks, dairy sector limps on with promise

Daniel Makau shows the milk cooler at Kikima Dairy Copperative Society, the producers of Makueni Fresh in Kikima town, Mbooni Consituency, Makueni County. [ Dennis Okeyo, Standard]

When the year started, the dairy industry looked promising. Kenya was exporting nearly 47,000 kilogrammes of milk products in January, a figure that rose to 82,682 in February and then to 94,795 in March, Kenya Dairy Board (KDB) Data of July 2020 show.

Then the figures tanked.