Cushion Kenyans against high food prices

The price of foodstuff is unacceptably high. Therefore every effort must be made to ensure that even people from poor households can afford at least one basic meal a day. There is nothing to suggest that there are deliberate efforts to cushion Kenyans from high food prices in the short run.

By last week, a two-kilogramme packet of maize meal was retailing upwards of Sh120, while the same quantity of sugar was priced at Sh300. If things remain the way they are, millions of children will be malnourished and diseases will thrive in vulnerable groups where poor people cannot afford a healthy meal.