Cost of ugali may rise again as traders start to import maize

A protestor holds a plate of ugali on June 11,  2015, outside parliament buildings. [File, Standard]

Kenya has begun importing maize to address a biting shortage that has left 3.1 million people in arid and semi-arid lands without enough food.

Most of the maize consignment is coming through the border of Busia, as the country combs for the little duty-free, non-GMO (genetically modified organism) maize still available in Uganda.