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State releases 200,000 bags of maize to stabilise flour prices

Agriculture CS Mutahi Kagwe says release of maize to millers is part of the government's broader food security and price stabilisation strategy. [File, Standard]

The government has released 200,000 bags of maize from the National Strategic Grain Reserve (NSGR) in a move aimed to stabilise the price of flour and avert a potential shortage.

The maize is being distributed to licensed millers at a subsidised price of Sh4,250 per 90kg bag, with initial batches already dispatched through depots in the North and South Rift regions.

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