The price of maize flour has gone up at major retail outlets, worsening the plight of households even as Covid-19 containment measures cut income streams.
A two-kilogramme packet of Capwell Industries’ Soko maize meal costs Sh134, Unga Group’s Jogoo is retailing at Sh132 while the rest of the brands go for at least Sh130 at key supermarkets in Nairobi.
This marks the steepest rise in the price of the staple that has held at Sh128 in the last three months, defying the State’s desire to keep it below Sh100.
Millers have attributed the current price to spike to the cost of while maize which has edged up in recent weeks following its scarcity in the market.
“There is shortage of maize at the moment and the current grain prices dictate cost of flour,” said Mr Ken Nyagah, the chairman of the United Millers Association.
