Email: lakeregionbulletin@gmail.com
Phone: + 254 787 043 173
Tel: + 254 757 265 656

Moses Kuria on why Government is opening up market to millers to import maize

Date:

Share post:

Trade, Investment and Industry Cabinet Secretary Moses Kuria says the government not import any maize inputs.

The CS said they will not purchase maize for any other reason other than strategic preservation.

Through a statement on social media, Kuria asked the farmers to urgently release the existing maize bags and those obtained after harvesting to millers, so that the government does not import maize.

Let them release it to the millers. You can call me if no miller is buying your maize

Moses Kuria

He claimed that farmers are sitting on over 20 million bags of maize and are expected to harvest about 35 million bags in the next two weeks.

“GoK will not buy maize directly or indirectly other than for Strategic Reserve. It is estimated that farmers are sitting on 20 million bags of maize,” he tweeted.

He went ahead to state, “Let them release it to the millers. You can call me if no miller is buying your maize.”

The gazette notice we will release today will open up the market to millers and anyone to import maize duty free for 6 months

Moses Kuria

Gazzete notice

The CS said that the government will release a notice to open up millers.

“The gazette notice we will release today will open up the market to millers and anyone to import maize duty free for 6 months,” said Kuria.

This comes after opposition leader Raila Odinga’s remarks about leading political leaders in stopping the government’s attempt to import GMO maize.

Odinga said that the move would disadvantage farmers in food-producing regions.

LEAVE A REPLY

Please enter your comment!
Please enter your name here

Related articles

Exploitative domestic work biggest threat to ending child labour in Kenya

Children right advocates now want more efforts put towards fighting exploitative child domestic work. This follows reports of increased...

Victim blaming biggest hinderance to ending Gender Based Violence

Victim blaming still remains one of the biggest hinderances to ending Gender Based Violence. This assertion came out during...

FALSE: Image of boy with a nail on his skull is not in Eldoret

The image was posted by Geoffrey Mosiria on his X and Instagram account on 27th, March 2024.  This X ...

School heads risk jail terms for holding Knec certificates

A civil rights organization has commenced collection of statements from students whose national examination certificates are being held...