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Cabinet warns millers against taking advantage of drought to hike price of Unga

Cooking flour on display at Tuskys Supermarket on Kenyatta Avenue, Nairobi. [Wilberforce Okwiri/Standard]

Cabinet has asked millers not to take advantage of the ongoing drought situation to hike the price of maize flour, warning that stern actions will be taken against those who will be tempted to hoard maize and other essential food items.

At a meeting chaired by President Uhuru Kenyatta at State House Nairobi today, the Cabinet also assured that the Government will take all necessary measures to ensure that prices of basic food commodities remain stable.

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