Opinion: Put aside political interests and tame cost of living

Basic foodstuff prices have risen beyond the reach of most Kenyans PHOTO:COURTESY

Basic foodstuff prices have risen beyond the reach of most Kenyans. Many are devastated by the unprecedented rise in prices that have pushed a two-kilogram packet of maize flour to Sh180, a bunch of sukuma wiki Sh30, a kilogram of tomatoes Sh139, two kilograms of sugar Sh185 and a kilogram of potatoes to Sh139.

This has forced the Government to move to solve the problem by introducing a supplementary budget as the National Assembly resumes sittings today. It is not yet clear what the Government intends to do even as this turns into a campaign rhetoric.