{
  "id": 7796038,
  "title": "CS Kagwe attributes milk shortage in the country to brokers and drought",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/cs-kagwe-attributes-milk-shortage-in-the-country-to-brokers-and",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-16T13:09:31.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "People Daily Kenya",
    "slug": "people-daily-kenya",
    "url": "https://peopledaily.digital/business/cs-kagwe-attributes-milk-shortage-in-the-country-to-brokers-and-drought"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe has attributed Kenya’s milk supply constraints to drought and the growing role of brokers who are offering farmers better prices than cooperatives. Kagwe said declining rainfall in key dairy-producing regions has affected pasture and animal feed, resulting in lower milk production. “There is a shortage of animal feed in areas […]",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "People Daily Kenya",
        "title": "CS Kagwe explains why milk prices are still high despite the govt minimum price",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/cs-kagwe-explains-why-milk-prices-are-still-high-despite-the-govt",
        "published": "2026-09-16T11:23:59.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}