Then that's ok kabisa...there is no new Dairy Bill is what you are saying.

Milk marketing in Kenya is dominated by the informal (raw milk) sector which accounts for over 70% of the marketed milk. Research has shown that marketing of raw milk poses no greater public health risk than processed milk due to the predominant practice of boiling milk before drinking among Kenyans. While the raw milk marketing sector is traditionally highly underappreciated by the government, it is associated with several benefits including delivering milk to poor consumers at relatively low prices (sometimes 50% less than processed milk!), employment generation and injecting competition in the dairy sector among others.

The draft bill seems highly biased against the informal sector which I think is due to the greater say enjoyed by dairy processors in policy formulation while actors in the informal sector are ignored. This has been worsened by the growing dominance of Brookside who are currently the market leader in the formal sector. Unfortunately, signs have started to emerge that in the long run dominance by Brookside might be detrimental to the industry. A good example is the recent price reduction to suppliers in Rift valley and Nyandarua which was attributed to an alleged glut in milk supply. Contrary to expectations, the price cut was not passed on to consumers implying that the benefits of the increased supply are only accruing to the dairy processor.

Worse still is the control that Brookside has over other players including dairy coops engaged in processing. A case in point is Fresha in Githunguri. For a while now, farmers in Githunguri have been incurring huge losses due to rejections at collection centers largely due to the alleged current glut in supply. Surprisingly, the suffering being experienced by farmers seems not to be a concern to the coop leadership not because they are stupid but due to interference by Brookside. One would for instance expect that the coop would lower the retail prices for their products to encourage consumption. On the contrary and like Brookside, processed products by the coop continue to retail at the same prices that were prevalent before the current milk glut.

Here are the proposed dairy regulations 2019 and feedback form.

http://www.kdb.go.ke/?page_id=226

Why do you like lying like that? You really should stop hanging around Alai and Itumbi. It's not good for you.

I buy a whole litre of milk at 70 bob. From a farmer. I have never touched those funny milks you have mentioned before and that's the crux of this bill.

To finish off real farmers from going straight to consumer. Next shall be tomato processing plants.

I can see a lot of middle class people who are conned into buying Brookside ati coz it's clean. Learn to read a bit and know technology is good for you.

Like I said I have never bought those funny milks for years. And neither have my neighbors. If you want to buy them, that's cool. But why force me to buy them. Willing buyer willing seller.

You are all lying saying that the rules have not changed. You know you are all lying coz I know all of you buy milk from your neighbor. This was a colonial law and it was ignored by the natives including Kenyarra, Moi and Kibaki gov'ts because they knew it was a law made by a mzungu to nyanyasa farmers.

Now you are the mkolonis.

I will believe it's a good law when I see a farmer supporting it. Thus far it is the talk of many farmers forums and they all hate it.

Why do you want the farmer to sell 1 liter to Brookside at 29 bob when the farmer can get 70 bob from me.

Clean milk my foot.

You just want to finish the small scale farmer and make them slaves of monopolies.

Nonsense.

End of Furahiday rant.

The packet says 500ml. I have also confirmed volume by putting the milk in a 500ml empty plastic water bottle and volume is ok.