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Government cracks down on retailers hiking flour prices

A shop attendant puts in place packets of maize flour in a supermarket shelf photo:courtesy

A trader from Molo town was arraigned in court after he was arrested selling subsidised maize flour at a higher price.

Joseph Gachoka Kariuki, the proprietor of DNN Supermarket, was arrested on June 4 for selling a 2kg packet of flour at Sh100 instead of the recommended Sh90.

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