It’s worrying that much-hyped cheap ‘unga’ is missing in stores

The launch of the Sh6.5 billion subsidy programme that led to a precipitous drop in the price of a 2kg packet of maize flour from Sh160 to Sh90 was greeted with a huge sigh of relief.

For weeks, Kenyans had paid inflated prices for what is arguably the country’s staple food; ugali.