President William Ruto announced that maize flour prices would fall significantly this week.

President Ruto stated in Meru County on Saturday that his administration is committed to providing inexpensive unga to Kenyans and eradicating poverty and hunger.

He claimed that despite taking office when the price of unga was supposedly at Ksh.230, his government had already managed to reduce it to Ksh.170 and is now dedicated to further lowering it to Ksh.150 and below.

PHOTO | COURTESY President Ruto

“Tulikuta bei ya unga ikiwa Ksh.230, sahii by last week ilifika Ksh.170, tukienda mbele mtaona bei tofauti tofauti…Ksh.150 ikiteremka…kwa sababu tunataka kuhakikisha ya kwamba kila Mkenya anaweza kulisha familia yake na ajisimamie, tuondoea aibu ya njaa katika taifa letu,” he said.

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“Nawashukuru wakulima wengi wa Kenya, niliwaeleza tutawapatia mbegu…sasa tumesambaza mbegu karibu magunia milioni nne katika sehemu mbali mbali. Na mimi nafurahi ya kwamba safari ya kupunguza gharama ya maisha imeanza, na safari ya kupunguza bei ya vyakula imeanza, na mtaona mambo wakati tunaendelea."he added

The Head of State criticized the opposition Azimio la Umoja One Kenya coalition faction for their anti-government marches, implying that they will not assist in cutting the cost of living.

PHOTO | COURTESY President Ruto

As a result, he advised Kenyans to ignore the calls of Raila Odinga's team to take to the streets, instead asking people to tend to their fields, saying that this is the only way they can improve their lives in the long run.

“Nataka niwahakikishie serikali yenu hii itasimama na nyinyi kama wakulima wa Kenya muweze kuzalisha chakula ya kutosha. Njia ya kubadilisha Kenya na kuhakikisha ya kwamba chakula inapatikana, sio kuweka sufuria kwa kichwa na kuenda maandamano barabarani…ni kuchukua mbegu na mbolea uende uandamane kwa shamba yako uzalishe,” he said.

Reducing the cost of living in the country is one of the things the azimio la Umoja coalition aims for in the bipartisan talks with the kenya kwanza government.