The Milimani High Court has issued a mandatory interim order compelling government agencies to immediately release and clear all pending and incoming shipments of duty-free Grade 1 milled white rice. The ruling, delivered on January 20, 2026, by Justice Bahati Mwamuye, places the constitutional right to be free from hunger at the center of a
The Ministry of Agriculture has warned of drought, rising rice prices, and a looming food crisis. In a statement on January 6, Agriculture CS Mutahi Kagwe said Kenya is edging closer to a food crisis as drought disrupts production, rice supply gaps widen, and prices begin to wobble. Kagwe said that rice has become a