Relief for dairy farmers as New KCC agrees to purchase 65,000 litres of milk daily

The New Kenya Co-operative Creameries (KCC) will buy 65,000 litres of milk daily from Kirima Dairy Cooperative Society in Kirinyaga County.

This brings a sigh of relief for the society that serves over 6,000 dairy farmers to avert losses which farmers have incurred for the past few weeks.

Kirinyaga CEC Member for Cooperatives and Trade Calbert Njeru, who spoke to the media after meeting representatives from Kirima Dairy Board and New KCC, revealed that New KCC has agreed to take up 65,000 litres of milk daily from the cooperative.

The milk processor had reduced the amount of litres from 45,000 liters of milk to 25,000 daily, a move that has left farmers with nowhere to sell their milk.