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Maize mills close shop amid grain shortage

Traders weighing maize at Isebania border. [Caleb Kingwara, Standard]

Over 30 millers have shut down operations due to shortage of maize, rendering hundreds of workers jobless.

Traders say the business is no longer sustainable because of the high price of maize and operation costs.

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