Kenyans can now smile after the government slashes Unga prices. The prices had shot up to Ksh 230 per 2 kg pack in the past 6 month due to unavailability of maize by millers. Agriculture CS Munya announced that the prices will remain that way for the next 4weeks before the first batch of imported maize arrives at Mombasa Port.

THE MAIZE SUBSIDYAccording to the government the prices of the commodity will cont not more than 100 2 kg pack and not more than 55 per 1kg pack effective tiday 18th July 2022″If we can have direct government talk to scrap export permit levy, then the price of maize will come down and this will impact on the cost of the final product,” said UGMA chairman Ken Nyaga