Millers, Agriculture and Food Authority clash on wheat imports delay

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Agriculture and Food Authority (AFA) Director General Willis Audi before the Committee on Agriculture and Livestock at KICC, Nairobi County on July 3, 2023. PHOTO | DENNIS ONSONGO | NMG

Wheat flour millers have warned of a further rise in the cost of the commodity and its products such as bread in coming months on diminishing domestic stocks, blaming the regulator for delays in approving imports.

Multiple sources said Tuesday nearly two million 90-kilogramme bags of the grain are awaiting clearance at the Mombasa port pending the green light from the Agriculture and Food Authority (AFA).

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