Market forces now to determine Maize flour prices as government subsidy ends

CS Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries Willy Bett (center) accompannied by Ashok Shah CEO Apollo Insurance on behalf of other partners at Kilimo headquaters last year. [Jonah Onyango, Standard]

NAIROBI, KENYA: Consumers will now have to pay more for maize flour after a government subsidy programme closed on December 31.

A random check by The Standard in several retail outlets in the city centre and estates showed that the stock of government subsidised flour was quickly clearing from the shelves and many outlets were pricing it above Sh100 for a two-kilogramme packet, from the Sh90 it was going for.