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

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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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