How Kenya, the EAC giant, is fed by smaller Uganda

Maize farming. Photo/Courtesy

The Kenya-Uganda cross border trade has for decades grabbed headlines for all the wrong reaseons, largely illicit trade. In the process these headlines have completely over-shadowed the food lifeline Uganda has provided to Kenya over the decades. Huge trailers, lorries, pick-ups and bicycles shuttle day and night from various food-basket regions to buying points in […]

How Kenya, the EAC giant, is fed by smaller Uganda

Maize farming. Photo/Courtesy

The Kenya-Uganda cross border trade has for decades grabbed headlines for all the wrong reaseons, largely illicit trade. In the process these headlines have completely over-shadowed the food lifeline Uganda has provided to Kenya over the decades. Huge trailers, lorries, pick-ups and bicycles shuttle day and night from various food-basket regions to buying points in […]