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Kuria gives farmers three days to sell maize

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Trade and Industry Cabinet Secretary Moses Kuria. [Wilberforce Okwiri, Standard]

Maize farmers have 72 hours to sell their produce before a decision on the importation of the grain is approved by the Cabinet.

On Saturday, Trade and Industry Cabinet Secretary Moses Kuria told farmers in the maize-growing zones of Trans Nzoia, Uasin Gishu, Nandi and Bungoma, among other counties, to take advantage of the 72-hour ultimatum before a Tuesday Cabinet meeting okays the importation plan.

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