The government has suspended the maize price as announced by the Strategic Food Reserve Fund (SFRF).
SFRF, which intends to buy 2.5 million bags from the 2018/19 harvest, said the government was to pay Sh2,300 per 90-kg bag.
Chairman Noah Wekesa, in setting the price, said the country has no shortage of maize due to the bumper harvest experienced in 2017.
Agriculture CS Mwangi Kiunjuri said the suspension followed cries by governors and maize farmers over the set price.
Further, he said the government has deployed experts to inspect 3.5 million bags of maize at NCPB reserves.
The team will be comprised of representatives from the Public Health Department, NCPB, Kebs, and Kephis.
This came amid reports that some of the maize in the reserves had gone bad. The team is expected to file a report on the same by Friday.
“We have to tell Kenyans the truth about the maize we have at the stores so that we know exactly what we are consuming,” Kiunjuri said.
He said after touring the NCPB stores in Eldoret town that some of the maize had discoloured.