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Unga uproar in counties as shortage continues to bite

In Kisumu, maize floor is rationed and if one goes to the supermarket, one is restricted to only one and at most two packets, but since residents are tired of the rationing, they have decided to go to the distributor's store and made a queue outside United Millers, but because there was deficit as they lined up, luck was on their side as a truck with supply just pulled up with the precious commodity to Kenyan household (Photo: Denish Ochieng/ Standard)

Low-cost maize flour is not available in shops across the six counties of Nyanza.

Residents, who said they have not found the 2kg packet of flour that is supposed to retail at Sh90, have accused the Government of bias in the distribution of the commodity.

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