Tuskys Supermarket staff at Ronald Ngala Branch offload Soko maize flour at May 17th 2017. PHOTO | FRANCIS NDERITUShortage of subsidised maize flour could last longer after a ship with 445,000 bags of cheap Mexican grain failed to dock at the Mombasa port. Cereal Millers Association said the steady supply Sh90 maize flour depends on the new cargo amid shortages on shop shelves that have seen consumers the scramble for the cheap staple. Rising prices of maize flour and other foodstuffs has become a political headache for President Uhuru Kenyatta as he seeks a second term in August elections. JAIL TERMRetailers found selling the two-kilogramme packet of subsidised maize flour above Sh90 risk a fine of Sh1 million or five-year jail term.

Source: Daily Nation May 30, 2017 06:00 UTC