President William Ruto while speaking in Meru County on Saturday, April 22 announced that the prices of maize flour will decline further from next week.
President Ruto stated that the Kenya Kwanza administration is committed to providing cheap unga for Kenyans, as well as eliminating poverty and hunger.
The head of state also said that despite coming to office when the price of unga was reportedly at Ksh.230, his government has now managed to lower it to Ksh.170 already. He added that they will further lower it to Ksh.150 and below.
“Tulikuta bei ya unga ikiwa Ksh.230, sahii by last week ilifika Ksh.170, tukienda mbele mtaona bei tofauti tofauti…Ksh.150 ikiteremka…kwa sababu tunataka kuhakikisha ya kwamba kila Mkenya anaweza kulisha familia yake na ajisimamie, tuondoea aibu ya njaa katika taifa letu,” he said.
Moreover, President Ruto criticized the opposition team over their anti-government demonstrations, saying that the protests will not help in lowering the cost of living.
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As such, the head of state urged Kenyans to abandon the calls by Azimio la Umoja One Kenya Outfit to take to the streets.
He instead asked them to tend to their farms, adding that that is the only way through which they can make their lives better in the long-term.
“Nataka niwahakikishie serikali yenu hii itasimama na nyinyi kama wakulima wa Kenya muweze kuzalisha chakula ya kutosha. Njia ya kubadilisha Kenya na kuhakikisha ya kwamba chakula inapatikana, sio kuweka sufuria kwa kichwa na kuenda maandamano barabarani…ni kuchukua mbegu na mbolea uende uandamane kwa shamba yako uzalishe,” he said.