Government to import 25 million bags of maize due to massive crop failure

The government is set to import 2.3 billion kilogrammes of maize to cushion the country against looming food shortage due to massive crop failures due to drought in most parts of the country. Agriculture and Livestock Development Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe said yesterday that the government reached the decision following the drought that hit many areas that produce maize. The CS spoke during a joint consultative meeting between the national and county governments and the World Bank to review progress made in the implementation of the National Value-Chain Development Project (NAVCDP) and the Food Systems Resilience Project (FSRP). "We are making arrangements to import 25 million bags of 90 kilogrammes each. This is because many areas of the country experienced drought as a result of climate change," he explained.