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Sukuma wiki prices hit the ceiling as consumers seek alternatives

Susan Gesare a vegetable trader chops cabbage at Kisii municipal market, Kisii town is running short of green vegetables with vendors forced to source them from the neighboring Narok County where farmers embrace irrigation.(photo: Sammy Omingo/Standard)

The declining supply of vegetables in Kisii over the past five months has left the town's residents worried.

So dire is the situation that prices of vegetables available have shot up as the region, known for supplying fresh produce, grapples with decreasing production.

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