Kenya expects to harvest of 43 million bags of maize

Maize being harvested at a farm in Kipkenyo village, Uasin Gishu County. [Kevin Tunoi, Standard]

Kenya expects to harvest 43 million bags of maize this year, Agriculture Principal Secretary Harsama Kello has said.

Kello noted that the government's decision to supply farmers with subsidized fertilizer has enabled the country to produce enough food to feed itself.