Donors develop appetite for milk

“The government has not been interfering with the sector and the dairy co-operative societies are not only paying farmers promptly but the payments are also good,” Kenya Dairy Board managing director, Machira Gichohi, says.

A Sh26 million assistance programme from the UK’s Department for International Development has also empowered milk hawkers by formalising their trade.

mgitonga@nation.co.ke