President Uhuru Kenyatta Speaks on Food Crisis in the Country

State House Spokesperson Manoah Esipisu has today delivered President Uhuru Kenyatta's message to Kenyans on the maize scandal that has hit the country for the past few days.

Mr Esipisu in his weekly address noted that a severe drought had hit the country causing a rise in food prices but expalined that the government had put in place stern action to contain the rising food prices.

"As you know the administration has been taking action to contain rising food prices. It is not lost to many of us that our region has endured one of the severest droughts in our history.

"Our production of maize and supply of food have been strained. Kenyans have had to work harder to put unga on their tables. The President recognized that for many of us, this has been a real struggle," Esipisu stated.

The Spokesman further explained that the government's priority was and has always been to make the cost of living affoedable for all Kenyans.

He took a swipe at those who queried the mechanisms used to lower the food prices stating that the series of actions outlined had been taken over time and weren’t taken overnight as all of them had contributed to getting the stability that was required in the unga prices.

"The bottom line for us is that unga is affordable again to the ordinary Kenyan and no matter the amount of debate or the amount of inquisition, there is likely nothing that can be done to change the fact that 2kg of Unga cost Ksh 90. That is just a simple fact," he highlighted.

Mr Esipisu also passed the President's message to Kenyans where urged them to maintain peace during the electioneering period.

"The President is asking Kenyans to avoid violence, it doesn’t pay and doesn’t give you the result you are looking for. People can be robust in their engagements, they can be robust in their commitment to their various candidates but they should strive to be peaceful during this period," Esipisu noted.

The State House Spokesperson made the remarks while addressing the media in Nairobi during his Sunday weekly briefing.

 

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