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Maize shortage: The questions that won’t go away just yet

Conflicting statements from high-ranking government officials on the maize that arrived in the country a few days ago only deepen the mystery surrounding the importation.

Initially, the maize was reported to have come from Mexico, yet the time it would take a ship from a Mexican port to Mombasa did not correspond with the date on which Parliament's zero-rated maize imports to help counter a shortage that has driven the prices of flour through the roof.

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