Kilifi farmers count losses as milk goes to waste over lack of storage

Former Kilifi Deputy Governor Gideon Saburi (left), during the distribution of aluminum cans to dairy farmers by the county government at Sabaki village in Magarini Constituency, on January 24, 2020. [File, Standard]

At Gede village in Kilifi County, Alfred Mukare stands helplessly beside a bucket full of fresh milk, fearing that it could go bad due to the soaring heat.

Mukare, a retired civil servant, ventured into dairy farming in 2000 with just one Ayrshire cow, a Scottish breed known for producing around 15 litres of milk daily.