Consumers pay more for tomatoes in central Kenya as traders and farmers cite impassable roads, bad weather
At Nyeri open-air market, traders say the increase has caught both vendors and customers by surprise. Jane Mwangi, a vegetable trader commonly referred to as a mama mboga (vegetable vendors), said the high prices have affected business as customers are now buying smaller quantities.
Tomato glut in Central Kenya sends prices tumbling as farmers stare at huge losses
The current warm weather condition is expected to worsen the situation as it is very favourable for tomato farming.
