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Originally published by Kenyanstop
November 24, 2025
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Govt on the Spot Over Ksh4 Billion Maize Subsidy Scandal
The money was used to pay maize flour millers, but was not appropriated during the finalisation of Supplementary Estimates 1 and 2, resulting in a budget overshoot...
✨ Key Highlights
The Kenyan government is under scrutiny for spending Ksh4 billion on a maize flour subsidy program in FY 2022/23 without parliamentary approval, an action raising concerns about the misuse of public funds.
- Ksh4 billion was spent from the recurrent budget for the State Department for Crops Development to pay maize flour millers.
- The spending resulted in an over-expenditure and was not appropriated during the finalization of Supplementary Estimates 1 and 2.
- This revelation comes from a report on Kenya’s Agriculture, Rural and Urban Development sector within the Medium-Term Expenditure Framework (2026/27–2028/29).
- The subsidy was initially scrapped by President William Ruto after being implemented by his predecessor, Uhuru Kenyatta, who launched a Ksh6.5 billion subsidy in May 2017.
- Looking ahead, Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe announced a projected historic maize harvest of 70 million bags in 2025, supported by the Government’s Fertiliser Subsidy Programme worth Ksh53.25 billion.
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