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Sh90 maize to be ferried via SGR to ease shortage
President Uhuru Kenyatta launches the cargo freight services of the Standard Gauge Railway at Port Reitz Station in Mombasa on May 30, 2017. FILE PHOTO | NMG
The government has opted to transport subsidised maize via standard gauge railway (SGR) from Mombasa to Nairobi to ease the shortage of the Sh90 a packet flour.
The cargo trains on SGR were supposed to start the first trips in January next year but the maize flour shortage has prompted a change of tack to save millions of Kenyans grappling with the lack of cheap flour.
