Kenya is experiencing a significant milk shortage, impacting the nation's beloved chai tea tradition and causing concern among consumers and businesses.

• Retailers have increased prices and are rationing milk, with fresh pasteurised milk particularly affected.
• The Kenya Dairy Board attributes the shortage to drought and a 45% rise in animal feed costs, while the Consumer Federation of Kenya points to delayed rains and past failures to manage milk surplus.
• The government is considering solutions like duty-free maize imports for animal feed and temporary milk imports from neighbouring countries.