Thread by @ephraimnjegafan

WHY THERE IS MILK SHORTAGE IN THE COUNTRY.
As the drought persisted and cost of animal feeds rose, feeds manufacturers last year requested the government to allow importation of yellow maize.
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This would lower the cost of feeds as the manufacturers wouldn't need to compete for white maize which is also used as human food.
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The government kept on dithering and only allowed the importation to go on in December. It however had a condition that the yellow maize be 100% non-GMO.
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This condition couldn't be met and the feeds manufacturers asked for a waiver. That waiver came in late March when the GMO purity was reduced to 99.1%.
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The high cost of feeds has resulted in reduced production of milk, eggs and pork. This has resulted in high prices and shortages. The waiver was too little too late as war in Ukraine has complicated things further.
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Corn prices are rising and getting supplies will be hard.
It is absurd when people blame the milk shortage on the drought or global issues. The shortage is purely out of incompetence by the government.
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The government knows the quantities of maize available in the country and when stocks fall below a certain level imports are needed in order to contain prices.
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Why waste all those months before authorising imports? Maybe somebody wanted to benefit from the high prices. It is sad that every sector of the economy has fallen captive to merciless #StateCaptureKE.
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The citizens have become mere cannon folder in a vicious battle between cartels & economic parasites.
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The regime knows there will always be people foolish enough to excuse their mess. They can blame anything but themselves and get away with it. For how long shall we continue like this?
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