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Ugali flour goes missing
as government maize
subsidy ends
By Protus Onyango
Published: Jan 9th 2018 at 08:37, Updated:
January 9th 2018 at 09:02 NAIROBI, KENYA: Kenyans must brace for
hard times ahead as maize flour, which is a
staple food for
millions, goes missing from several shops.
A spot check by The Standard on Monday
revealed empty shelves in supermarkets in
Nairobi.
There was no subsidised flour, only
special brands that retailed at a premium
price of Sh225.
ALSO READ: Agriculture committee chair hits
out on millers for raising maize flour prices
Supermarket managers said they had run out
of the Government quota and were waiting
for fresh stocks from millers, which would be
priced between Sh130 and Sh150 per 2kg
packet.
In some supermarkets, only one brand
for ugali was available, selling at between
Sh150 to Sh154. However, all the
supermarkets surveyed had enough stocks of
baking flour.
Consumers will not only have to contend with
high prices but also a
maize flour shortage . Through the
Consumers Federation of Kenya (Cofek), they
are now calling for urgent Government
measures to save them from the prevailing
high prices.
Cofek Secretary General Stephen Mutoro has
blamed the Government and maize millers for
the current situation.
Ugali flour goes missing as government maize subsidy ends
as government maize
subsidy ends
By Protus Onyango
Published: Jan 9th 2018 at 08:37, Updated:
January 9th 2018 at 09:02 NAIROBI, KENYA: Kenyans must brace for
hard times ahead as maize flour, which is a
staple food for
millions, goes missing from several shops.
A spot check by The Standard on Monday
revealed empty shelves in supermarkets in
Nairobi.
There was no subsidised flour, only
special brands that retailed at a premium
price of Sh225.
ALSO READ: Agriculture committee chair hits
out on millers for raising maize flour prices
Supermarket managers said they had run out
of the Government quota and were waiting
for fresh stocks from millers, which would be
priced between Sh130 and Sh150 per 2kg
packet.
In some supermarkets, only one brand
for ugali was available, selling at between
Sh150 to Sh154. However, all the
supermarkets surveyed had enough stocks of
baking flour.
Consumers will not only have to contend with
high prices but also a
maize flour shortage . Through the
Consumers Federation of Kenya (Cofek), they
are now calling for urgent Government
measures to save them from the prevailing
high prices.
Cofek Secretary General Stephen Mutoro has
blamed the Government and maize millers for
the current situation.
Ugali flour goes missing as government maize subsidy ends