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Kenya's chai tea lovers are not happy as the nation's cows run dry

Kenya's chai tea lovers are not happy as the nation's cows run dry

By GhanaSummary NewsroomPan-Africa

Image source, AFP via Getty ImagesImage caption, Normally fresh milk is in plentiful supply on supermarket shelves The consumer body says dairy processor New KCC, a state-owned company, and the KDB did not adequately absorb the milk surplus last year, adding that powder processed from the excess milk would have helped resolve the current crisis.

Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Chai, made by boiling tea in generous amounts of milk, is sometimes flavoured with ginger and spicesByBasillioh RukangaReporting fromNairobiKenyans love their milky tea, or chai, but some are facing the worrying possibility of doing without as the country has been hit by a milk shortage.

Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Dairy cows need to eat well to produce milkCustomers at Nairobi supermarkets on the hunt for milk told the BBC they were worried about rising costs.

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