Drought devastates maize crop in Trans Nzoia

Farmers in Trans Nzoia County have decried heavy losses after their maize crop was destroyed by drought. The county's Agriculture Department estimates that more than 50,000 acres of the staple crop have been affected. Although rains have started falling across the region, hopes for a good harvest have dwindled, with farmers urging the government to reduce the cost of farm inputs to cushion them from the losses.