With less than three weeks to go before the Kenyan elections, President Kenyatta announces that the cost of maize flour, used to make the staple food, ugali, will be cut in half.
The cost of maize flour, used to make Kenya's staple food, has been cut in half less than three weeks before general elections.
Most Kenyans determine the state of their lives by one thing - the price of basic commodities. The majority of households equate that to the cost of a 2kg packet of maize flour in the shops.It's therefore not surprising that a directive to lower prices by Mr Kenyatta on Wednesday created a buzz on mainstream media and on online social media platforms.
"The government wants to reduce the price of Unga [maize flour] because elections are near," Mr Ruto told supporters at a campaign rally in Nairobi. "We have seen instances in the past where it wasn't an election year but government compelled oil marketers, for example, to maintain fuel prices," he added.It is a sum of money given by the state or a public body to help businesses keep the price of a commodity low.For example, earlier in the year the government announced a $48.1m fertiliser subsidy to help farmers afford fertiliser.
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