Mithika Linturi: Tax waiver on maize, rice, sugar imports to lower cost of living

Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Mithika Linturi when he appeared before the National Assembly Agriculture Committee on the issue of subsidies on June 21, 2023. [Boniface Okendo, Standard]

Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Mithika Linturi has said that to address the high cost of living the government issued tax waivers on importation of 1.4 million metric tonnes of maize, 1.1 million metric tonnes of rice and 280,000 metric tonnes of sugar.

Mr Linturi who appeared before the Senate plenary to answer questions by senators today noted that as per June 16, 68 companies had imported 520,426 metric tonnes of white milled rice while 13 companies had imported 234,981 metric tonnes of white maize.