
Food Crisis Kenya







The government released the fifth subsidy programme to cushion Kenyans from the rising cost of living because of increased basic food items and fuel prices.

President Uhuru Kenyatta highlighted four stimulus package programmes meant to cushion Kenyans from the rising cost of living caused by increased food prices.

The Ministry of Agriculture CS Peter Munya said the government opened fresh talks with Uganda, Tanzania and Zambia to curb maize shortage by increasing imports.

Government planned talks with maize flour millers slowed down after orders to reduce unga prices from KSh 200 to KSh 100 for a 2kg packet of unga for a month.

The government announced plans to subsidise the production of maize flour for four weeks, reducing the retail price for a 2kg packet to KSh 100, from KSh 200.

Economist Kwame Owino said the move by the government to cut unga prices from KSh 200 to KSh 100 for four weeks could result to impulse buying, affecting stock.

The government ordered unga prices to be reduced to KSh 100 for a 2kg packet down from KSh 200 for four weeks, after agreeing to subsidise production cost.

Maize flour retailers said the reduction in unga prices announced by the government will only be effected at midnight and after clearing the current stock.

Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) report showed that imports from Russia fell to KSh 6.6 billion from KSh 19.9 billion as countries imposed sanctions.
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