By LOUIS MUIRURIMore by this AuthorThis great country is constantly undergoing cycles of maize shortage to a point that eating ugali has become a luxury. Maize shortage is a new vocabulary that I only learned when I landed in this city. Where I was born and brought up, maize shortage was unheard of. MAIZE HARVESTINGHarvesting season started with the real removal of the dry cobs from the maize stems, an exercise that left your fingers sore. Then you had to carry the maize cobs up the hill to a safe place near the home for drying.

Source: Daily Nation April 23, 2018 10:04 UTC