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Beyond cheap unga: Do subsidies really work?

Subsidised housing in London, Canada. How many Kenyans live in such houses? [XN Iraki]

The headlines over the last one month have been dominated by the price of unga, Kenya’s staple. The debate, in my opinion, has more emotions than facts; not unexpected in an election year.

Food is an emotive issue and this year we shall experiment if it’s a vote-getter. Some blame the Government for unga shortage, others the drought. It is another issue why we equate food in Kenya to ugali or anything derived from some flour.

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