{
  "id": 2299778,
  "title": "Dairy sector posts strong growth as budget cuts threaten KDB’s regulatory work",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/dairy-sector-posts-strong-growth-as-budget-cuts-threaten-kdbs",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-08-21T04:09:16.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "People Daily Kenya",
    "slug": "people-daily-kenya",
    "url": "https://peopledaily.digital/business/dairy-sector-posts-strong-growth-as-budget-cuts-threaten-kdbs-regulatory-work"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Kenya Dairy Board (KDB) has reported strong growth in the dairy sector, with national milk production increasing by 19% from 2021 to 2025 and reaching 5.52 billion litres in 2025. Formal milk intake surpassed one billion litres, and the value of formally marketed raw milk rose to Ksh50.3 billion. Processed dairy output also increased by 22.9%, reaching 967.05 million kilogrammes. The Board attributed this growth to increased formalisation, regulatory interventions, and market development initiatives. However, KDB warned that budget cuts could weaken regulation and food safety surveillance, with its approved budget for the 2026/27 financial year reduced by Ksh175.15 million, representing a 23% reduction. This could constrain day-to-day operations, delay planned investments, and weaken food safety surveillance, market monitoring, enforcement, and nationwide regulatory coverage.",
  "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."
}