President William Ruto now says that prices of maize flour will drop beginning next week.
Speaking on Friday after commissioning the Mavoko water supply project in Machakos County, Ruto said the government was working on lowering unga prices.
The Head of State called on the opposition to be patient.
He noted that the recent move by the government to import maize to improve food production was underway hence market prices would reduce within the stipulated timeline.
“Mtaanza kuona bei mpya kuanzia next week kwa sababu lazima tubalance. We have to make sure the maize we are importing does not hurt our farmers because it is from farmers in other countries,” he said.
“The most important is the maize from our farmers here in the country because it is the one which will help us and which we depend on.”
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Ruto blamed the opposition for causing the current economic hardship by working with the previous regime.
“Hawa watu watu wa kuweka sufuria kwa kichwa wawache kunisumbua, wangoje nipange hii maneno kwa sababu walikuwa na nafasi ya kupanga walishindwa; si ndio walizubaa hadi bei ya unga ikafika Ksh.230? Sasa wawache kutuletea kiingereza mingi,” he stated.
“Sisi na Governor Wavinya wawachane nasi tupange mambo ya maendeleo huku Mavoko.”
