State must put its act together and come up with solution to maize crisis

The maize politics is here with us again. And as the Swahili would put it, in a vicious fight of two horses, it is the grass upon which they trod that gets hurt. As State officials bicker amongst themselves as to whether or not the country should import maize, millions of poor farmers and consumers continue to hurt. It is not a secret that the price of maize flour - critical for preparation of ugali, a staple dish in most Kenyan households - has skyrocketed.

There are those who have argued the depressed supply of the cereal which has resulted in the jump in price, is artificial having been orchestrated by farmers hoarding their harvest anticipating better prices.