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Millers close shop over maize shortage

A maize farmer from Barina in Nakuru County. Farmers are now selling a 90-kilogram bag of maize at Sh4,800. [File, Standard]

More than 10 factories have been closed in North Rift and Western regions as a maize shortage continues to bite.

Those in operation are milling less than 20 per cent of their optimum capacity.

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