“Heri Ikae” Kenyans angered by Gov’t’s decision to reduce price of maize flour by 2/
Kenyans on social media have expressed their anger over the new directive by the government to reduce the price of cooking flour by a mere 2 shillings.
Majority of Kenyans feel this was an insult by the Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Peter Munya who announced suspension of all levies on imports for maize and animal feed products effective July 1, 2022.
The CS said that the directive would help bring down the cost of maize flour which has risen to over Sh200 for a 2kg bag.
“The government is looking into ways and means of addressing the cost of unga to bring it down so that consumers can afford it,” CS Munya said after inspecting the importation of maize from Tanzania at the Namanga Border Post.
Millers now claim that Peter Munya’s proposals to suspend all tariffs on imported maize in an effort to reduce the cost of the staple will only result in a Sh2 reduction in the price of flour for a two-kilo packet.
Maize flour price to reduce by Sh2 after CS Munya levies relief https://t.co/etWe73OiY8 pic.twitter.com/LTU3oy0doQ
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Here are some of the reactions by Kenyans on Twitter:
Sumbule wa Wafula: Thanks Munya. The 2 bob I’ll use to pay school fees, rent and the remaining I’ll invest kwa ka biashara kidogo pale Ruiru. Good job CS wewe ni msarendo.
Ian Dany: Rose from 110 to 250 in a week’s time but down it’s reduced by ksh 2 … #heriikae
swamukonya: This is a joke right? Please tell me this is a joke! do you know the electricity you used rot tweet this nonsense is more than 2 Shillings? You guys have now clearly sold your souls to the devil
kisiangani_ken: Wange acha tu 🤔 2/-bob tu na imepanda na soo yawa. Endelea kuuwa waluyhia
