Explainer: What happened to milk in Kenya?

06, Sep 2026 / 5 min read / By Livenow Africa

For millions of Kenyan households, the shortage became obvious in the same place it always does: the supermarket shelf. Popular milk brands began disappearing. Some shops started rationing purchases. In several parts of Nairobi, a 500ml packet became more expensive almost overnight. Yet at the same time, reports emerged of dairy farmers complaining that they still had milk — and in some areas were being paid surprisingly low prices.

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