Kenya turns to Tanzania, Uganda to close food gap

Kenya: The country is importing 2.5 million tonnes of cereals, including 1.1 million tonnes of wheat, 900,000 tonnes of maize and 445,000 tonnes of rice in the current financial year, according to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO).

The organisation's Global Information Early Warning System says cereal production last year declined by 10 per cent, the highest drop in the last five years.