Take heed, your ugali meal may be toxic

A man enjoys a meal of Ugali and Omena in Nairobi. [File, Standard]

The Kenya Bureau of Standards (Kebs) has ordered that five maize flour brands, some which are very popular among Kenyans, be removed from the market after they were found to be unfit for human consumption.

The bureau has suspended the permits for Dola maize flour, manufactured by Kitui Flour Mills, Kifaru by Mombasa’s Alpha Grain Limited, Starehe made by Pan African Grain in Nairobi; 210 Two Ten Maize Meal by the Thika-based Kenblest Limited and Jembe maize meal manufactured by Kensalrise Limited in Eldoret.