Unga, food security should top policy agenda beyond the August 9 elections

A maize farm in Kitale. PHOTO | JARED NYATAYA | NMG

It is just over two weeks to the next General Election. Candidates have put several issues on their campaign agenda. The presidential debate this week will give us further insights into what the candidates would do in case they get in power.

While various issues have defined the elections, the debate around food security depicted by the contestation over unga (maize flour) crisis and the move by the government to reduce the price of a two-kilo packet to Sh100 per and the reaction by the political elite to that action tops my list of the election of policy questions.

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Note: The results are not exact but very close to the actual.