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During the dry season, individual small-scale farmers don't have enough water to feed their cattle, so cattle die and production drops. Ngaruiya said farmers must either conserve water for use throughout the year or invest in water storage facilities. In the meantime, both sides of the farmer-processor fence see no reason to invest more, meaning the cycle of oversupply and undersupply could continue. "It's a case of the egg and the chicken," Ngaruiya said. Peter Wasonga, a spokesman for Brookside Dairy, the largest dairy producer in the country, said customers are understandably frustrated. The good news, Wasonga said, is that recent rains mean milk production will again rise. The bad news is dairy shelves won't be fully restocked for a few more weeks. Christine Anindo, another Nairobi resident, said that because milk now costs so much more she has cut it from her diet, so her son can drink it instead. Many Nairobi residents now are buying milk directly from herdsmen who sell it cheaper. But she noted that it's a risky option, since that milk has not been pasteurized and can spread bacterial diseases. "I get so angry nowadays when I see footage on TV showing milk being wasted in a factory," she said.
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