Episode 38: Let’s Talk About Maize
Yet again, because we are experiencing the effects of a drought, we have a food shortage, and food prices have gone up. 2 kilos of sugar are going for 400 shillings, and until very recently, 2 kilos of maize flour were retailing for 150 to 200 shillings. Recently, to reverse this, KRA lifted the import ban on maize, and opened a window for duty free imports of both yellow and white maize. The first shipment of the maize got here in record short time. People suspect that we are in the middle of yet another maize scandal, so we will talk about this entire event this week. Press play!
Resources
Episode 24: Drought Begins With You
Episode 28: Why is Food So Expensive?
Importation of maize is insufficient to address shortage
What Kenya can do about the end of cheap ugali
KRA opens window for maize imports
Mexican maize was shipped from South Africa, says Transport PS
Maize is from Mexico but was shipped from SA – Govt
Imported maize ‘was surplus of old stock in South Africa’
Billionaire millers who shipped maize to Mombasa unmasked
Kenya’s first major graft at independence was about maize
Still Standing: Kenya’s Slow Recovery From a Quadruple Shock [World Bank Report]
2 thoughts on “Episode 38: Let’s Talk About Maize”
A future where chapo is eaten only twice a week????? Tema hiyo mate plis!
LOOOL! Sawa, nimetema! 😀