Episode 38: Let’s Talk About Maize

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]

Kenya lost Sh23b in maize scandal

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