{
  "id": 2092101,
  "title": "Kenya to Import 25 million bags of maize",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/kenya-to-import-25-million-bags-of-maize",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-08-20T03:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Nation Africa",
    "slug": "nation-africa",
    "url": "https://nation.africa/kenya/business/kenya-to-import-25-million-bags-of-maize-5563778"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Kenya is set to import up to 25 million bags of maize, according to Agriculture and Livestock Development Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe. This change in policy comes after the country had previously imported a record 71 million bags in the previous season. The government has attributed the current shortage to drought in key maize-producing regions, Uasin Gishu and Trans Nzoia. Private traders will be responsible for purchasing the imported maize, with the government providing financial support through commercial channels. Despite the decision, Kagwe reassured the public that Kenya is not facing a hunger crisis and has previously imported other commodities like wheat and sugar.",
  "summary": "Drought in Uasin Gishu and Trans Nzoia has pushed the government to turn to imports.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}