End of subsidy to push maize flour above Sh110

A customer picks a packet of maize meal at a supermarket in Nyeri town in July. file photo | nmg

The government has announced the end of the six-month maize import subsidy, setting the stage for a rally in flour prices to at least Sh110 a packet in the New Year.

Agriculture secretary Willy Bett said the Sh6 billion subsidy will not be extended beyond Sunday.

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