Go beyond simply reducing the price of maize flour

The zero rating of maize imports for four months by Treasury Cabinet Secretary Henry Rotich during this year's budget reading in Parliament brought with it huge relief. Over the last few months, inflation has hit the double digit mark at 10.2 per cent for the first time in many years generally making life expensive.

Poor rainfall patterns last year resulted in poor harvests and the drought ravaging at least 23 counties has not helped matters. Initially, maize imports from Uganda and Tanzania helped in ensuring a steady supply of flour, but the prices have remained high.