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Kenya to suffer food shortage starting July, warns Koskei

The country is likely to experience food shortage by the end of July, Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Felix Koskei has warned.

Koskei said going by the current level of stocks, the country is likely to experience a deficit of 720,000 bags of maize by the end of July. He, however, said there is no need for alarm because measures are being put in place to mitigate this.

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