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May 20, 2026
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Crackdown on milk hawking in dairy sector reforms
The government has announced a nationwide crackdown on milk hawking as part of sweeping reforms...
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The Kenyan government is launching a nationwide crackdown on milk hawking as part of sweeping reforms to enhance food safety and restructure the dairy sector.
- Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe announced the crackdown, emphasizing the health risks of unregulated raw milk and its detrimental impact on the formal dairy economy.
- The reforms aim to formalize milk collection and processing, with the distribution of 25 bulk milk coolers in Nairobi, part of a larger rollout of 230 coolers valued at approximately Sh1.43 billion.
- The initiative seeks to reduce milk spoilage, stabilize prices, and encourage farmers to channel milk through organized collection centers, thereby strengthening dairy cooperatives and enabling the development of value-added products.
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