Kenya should just stop producing maize and sugar coz it doesnt make sense now that it is much much cheaper to import the same. Farmers should look for alternative crops or raise animals on the land instead of tax payers subsidizing maize and sugar farmers.

Buying this expensive local maize and sugar is akin to your brother selling his sukuma to you at 50bob, while all your neighbors and whole village are selling the same at 20bob......with your brother insisting that you must buy from him and not from jirani just because he is your brother and are thus obliged to support him and keep his grossly inefficient sukuma "industry" running. Common sense dictates that you should tell the bro to fuack off and abandon his nonsensical sukuma farming and try another crop that is competitive. That way he would use his resources more efficiently and make more money. And you can use the 30bob you were using to subsidize him to buy other things, and overall your clan will be more prosperous.

Let us use the billions spent on supporting these farmers on more meaningful development projects that will help the country including those farmers. Nairobi county doesnt grow any maize but nairobians still eat maize which comes from other counties. Nairobians concentrate on more productive matters. Just like Nairobi, Kenya doesn't have to grow maize for Kenyans to eat maize.

Ability to grow your own food, feed your population is a matter of national security. All nations subsidise their farmers.