Ruto’s milk politics: Buffalo proposal raises questions as Kenya faces shortages

President William Ruto’s proposal to introduce buffalo milk production has sparked debate over Kenya's dairy sector, with supermarket shortages and declining deliveries to processors raising questions about how increased national production translates into milk availability for consumers. While Ruto claims Kenya has overtaken other African countries to become the continent's largest milk producer, supermarket shortages and limited availability of popular milk brands have placed dairy production, distribution, and affordability at the center of questions surrounding the government's agricultural transformation agenda.

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