The maize flour price has gone up at major retail outlets, worsening the plight of households already grappling with an increase in the cost of other basic commodities and sparking fears of higher inflation.
The cost of the staple on the shelves is steadily rising to levels that were last seen in April 2020 after a two-kilogramme packet of flour hit a high of Sh124 from a low of Sh108 last month with millers attributing the rising cost on expensive maize.
