Farmers to wait longer as Cabinet fails to discuss yellow maize imports
Nairobi, March 6 -- The Cabinet failed to discuss the importation of yellow maize for animal feeds, delaying further the long-awaited relief for farmers grappling with the high cost of meals.
Processors were optimistic that feeds would be on the agenda when the Cabinet met last week, just a day after holding a meeting with Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua.
The chairman of the Association of Kenya Animal Feed Manufacturers Joseph Karuri said they held a meeting with the DP on Monday who assured them the government would address the issue by allowing imports of yellow maize and other key raw material.
"We held a fruitful meeting with the Deputy President and he agreed to our concerns in allowing duty-free importation of yellow maize and...
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