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Short rains to offer relief for Kenyan farmers

Food prices in Kenya are likely to go down easing inflationary pressure among Kenya’s households as the country’s agricultural sector braces for anticipated heavy rains starting next month.

The country’s Meteorological Department Wednesday issued a warning to farmers around food producing areas of the country to prepare their crop for sustained, above-normal rainfall that will progress into the first quarter of 2016 in some areas.

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