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Unga crisis: Why Kenyans are not out of the woods yet

There is no cheap maize flour at Karanja’s shop in Umoja Estate, Nairobi. Here, a two-kilogrammeme of unga is still retailing at Sh150, despite its price having been brought down to Sh90 through a three-month Sh6.5 billion Government food subsidy programme.

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