Food: Maize subsidy hot issue as country heads back to ballot

Local supermarket showing no limit of buying maize flour (Photo by WILLIS AWANDU)

NAIROBI, KENYA: Just when President Uhuru Kenyatta and his Deputy William Ruto were about to settle down and end the controversial maize subsidy programme, the Supreme Court sent them back to voters.

Anything they do now could get a a backlash from a section of the electorate. As harvest from the North Rift and South Rift, and parts of Nyanza and Western start finding their way to the market. The duo who have already hit the campaign trail will need to ensure that farmers get better returns for their produce.