Only one brand has been able to lower – Linturi explains why scarcity of Cheap Unga.
Why appearing at an interview in Citizen TV, Agriculture cabinet secretary, Mithika Linturi explain the reason why people are not able to access cheap unga as announced.
He stated,”Only one brand has been able to lower its process and I think it is because their consignment started coming early and that is why they have moved fast to lower their prices.”
Apparently, the brands were required to raise money, to import maize. Mithika further stated that he will talk with the brands, to know exactly what the problem is.
He stated,”I will seek to know why other millers have not been able to do so, maybe they are having problems raising the money required to import the maize or raising certain instruments for foreign trading.”
This comes after woes from Kenyans, asking why other unga brands are not retailing cheaply, as the government had promised.
Earlier president Ruto stated,” I am aware that we still have a problem with the cost of living. We agreed that we have to address the problem of maize flour. We have imported maize and starting next week the cost of maize flour will start comind down.
His spokesperson, Hussein Mohammed, also confirmed that in supermarket, Maize flour is retailing as from 159 to 160.
Hussein announced,”Unga prices have started going down just as President William Ruto had assured Kenyans over the weekend. Prices have dropped to Ksh159 and Ksh 160, depending on the millers. When the President assumed office last year, a 2kg packet was retailing at approximately Ksh230.”
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