Traders make huge profits on subsidised maize flour

A maize flour shopper. PHOTO | JOSEPH KANYI

Retailers made huge profits selling subsidised maize flour above Sh90 for the two-kilo packet, official data reveals.

Data collected by the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) reveals that on average shoppers bought a packet of flour at Sh129.64 in the third week of May when the subsidised flour was already in the market.

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