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Kenya: Deputy President Rebuts Claims of 'Artificial Maize Shortage'
Nation, 17 May 2017
Deputy President William Ruto Tuesday went full-throttle to defend the government's intervention in the maize shortage, debunking what he said were lies well told to criticise its… Read more »
Kenya's Deputy President Defends Intervention in Maize Crisis
Deputy President William Ruto has rubbished claims that the government colluded with private millers to create an "artificial maize shortage" to create room for duty-free importation.
A couple at the Ronald Ngala branch of Tuskys Supermarket in Nairobi purchase a packet of maize flour on May 17, 2017.
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As the Kenyan government announced that it was subsidising the price of maize meal, questions continued to be asked about the provenance of maize shipments to the country. Read more »
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