Millers refuse to bring down cost of unga despite tax relief

Millers are yet to pass on to consumers the benefits of tax relief granted to them by the Government, with the price of maize flour still out of reach for many ordinary Kenyans.

Beginning this month, Treasury Cabinet Secretary Henry Rotich and his Agriculture counterpart Willy Bett promised Kenyans that the prices of a two-kilogramme maize flour would go down to Sh115 from a record high of Sh153. However, a spot check by The Standard in several supermarkets yesterday showed the price of some brands of maize flour such as Ndovu are still retailing at Sh153, with the cheapest brand trading at Sh144.