Ruto Announces Milk Farmers Will Be Paid Ksh65 per Litre Starting This Month

President William Ruto announced that dairy farmers will receive Ksh65 per litre from October, along with a quarterly bonus of Ksh2 per litre. He made the announcement at the 63rd Mashujaa Day celebrations at Kipchoge Keino Stadium in Eldoret on October 20. Ruto said the price paid to producers had risen from Ksh35 to Ksh60 per litre and that national milk production had increased by one billion litres. He also pointed to New Kenya Cooperative Creameries’ role in collecting and processing milk in Eldoret.