UNGA PRICES REDUCES TO 100, AVAILABLE IN THESE SUPERMARKETS.

Agriculture and Livestock Development CS nominee Mithika Linturi has said he is uncertain whether the price of unga will go down.

Speaking on Friday during vetting by the National Assembly Committee on appointments, Linturi said the price will go down if the government will continue with the subsidy.

“The price of unga I don’t think will come down immediately unless the government is willing and ready to continue with the subsidy program. This is a matter that will be discussed,” he said.

Former President Uhuru Kenyatta in July introduced a subsidy which saw unga prices drop to Sh100.

The subsidy aimed at helping lower the cost of living for vulnerable households.

“This programme of a subsidy of approximately Sh105 per 2kg pack of maize meal is meant to lower the cost of living for vulnerable households as we look for a sustainable solution to the recurrent rising prices of unga every election,” Uhuru said while announcing the subsidy on July 20.

Unga prices in the country are currently retailing at over Sh200 after President William Ruto scrapped the food subsidy.

Ruto said the subsidies were unsustainable and had failed to serve their intended purposes. 

“We are not going to be subsidizing consumption, we are going to work and support producers,” Ruto said.

By the star