President Ruto: Give me one year to sort high unga prices

Speaking during the launch of Affordable Housing project in Kibra on Tuesday, the Head of State said the price of Unga (Maize flour) will also reduce. 

The release of Ksh.3.6 billion subsidised fertiliser, Ruto said, will see an increase in farm produce, leading to the reduction of Unga prices. 

“Lazima tupunguze gharama ya maisha, na mimi niliwaambia lazima tuteremshe bei ya unga ikuje chini. Na hiyo safari ya kupunguza gharama ya unga na gharama ya maisha tayari nimeianzisha. Tumepatia wakulima wetu mbolea magunia milioni moja na nusu na tunawapatia ingine milioni sita wazalishe chakula,” Ruto told Kibra residents. 

President Ruto further blamed his predecessor Uhuru Kenyatta’s administration for the Unga crisis, saying he will fix it in a year. 

“Wale walioharibu mambo ya unga mpaka ikafika shilingi 230 walikoroga hiyo mambo kwa miaka nne. Mnipatie mwaka moja peke yake nitakuwa nimenyorosha,” he said. 

After assuming office on September 13, President Ruto ruled out the possibility of government subsidising Unga prices. 

His government, Ruto said, will not subsidies consumables but instead focus on production which will lead to stabilization in prices.