KRA opens window for maize imports

An attendant displays maize flour prices at A-One supermarket in Mombasa this week. photo | wachira mwangi | nmg

Kenya has finally opened the window for duty-free maize imports aimed at stemming the biting shortage that has seen the price of unga (maize meal) nearly double in the past eight months.

The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) yesterday published a notice setting the rules for importation of duty-free yellow and white maize meant to plug the huge deficit in the domestic market.

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