According to produce dealers, the Kenyan government has so far returned over 70,000 metric tons of maize they had exported to the neighbouring country.
The returned maize is now stored at the Namaubi produce warehouse in Dabani sub-county, Mayombe parking yard maize store and others are in stores in Busia produce market. The traders say they have run out of space to keep that maize since they expect hundreds of trucks that had crossed to Kenya to return with the maize to Busia town because of the ban.
Muhammad Zubair, one of the producer dealers, says that the Kenyan authorities returned 90,000 tons of maize worth Shs 50 million he had transported to Kenya. He expressed concern that the maize might rot in the stores since they now do not have clients.
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