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Farmers oppose move to import maize

John Towett inspecting some of his 900 bags of Maize at home in Naiswet,Nakuru on May 29, 2020. [Kipsang Joseph/Standard]

Farmers in South Rift have protested government’s plan to import four million bags of maize worth an estimated Sh10 billion.

The farmers claim they have sufficient stocks of maize in their stores, which the State could buy to bridge the shortage.

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