Posho mill maize flour now more costly than packed unga

The subsidised maize flour has been in short supply. FILE PHOTO | NMG

Kenyans buying non-sifted maize from posho mills are for the first time paying more than those using packed flour,  exposing the poor more to the rising cost of the staple.

Data from the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) reveals that on average shoppers bought a two-kilo packet of flour at Sh119, above the Sh90 set by the government under the subsidy plan.

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