Kenya is set to import over five million bags of yellow maize in response to a sharp surge in prices of unga (maize flour), ...
Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe said that the State would grant a 50 percent duty waiver on yellow maize imports for one year.
The government has announced a 50 per cent duty waiver for the importation of 5.5 million bags of yellow maize over one year to cushion Kenyans from soaring unga prices.
Similarly, the prices of sukuma wiki, tomatoes, potatoes, and maize flour have increased year on year. Since October 2024, ...
There are still many unanswered questions on why maize flour would become so costly just immediately after a subsidy is lifted. Unlike last year when the high prices were caused by a shortage of ...
The latest announcement comes days after the government listed maize flour among commodities that rose in prices.
Agriculture CS Mutahi Kagwe announces import duty waiver on 5.5 million bags of yellow maize to lower unga prices, amid ...
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