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Rice prices shoot up in Mwea as demand soars

Rice traders wait for buyers at a rice mill in Mwea area of Kirinyaga County. [Joseph Muchiri, Standard]

The price of rice in Mwea area of Kirinyaga County has shot up due to high demand by customers, who are now engaged in panic-buying over the covid-19 pandemic.

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