President Uhuru Kenyatta turned to a dormant law approved by his predecessor, Mwai Kibaki, to lower maize flour prices that threatened to derail his quest for a second term in August elections.
Rising prices of staple maize flour—which rose to a record high of Sh150 a packet — and other foods become a political headache for President Uhuru Kenyatta as he sought a second term in August elections.