Agriculture CS Willy Bett. [Photo/thebigissue.co.ke]Small scale millers have taken issue with the government over unfair distribution of the imported subsided maize which they claim has led to shortage of the staple food.
Millers in Western Kenya on Sunday said they were being discriminated against because the region has few plants.
The millers want the government to use regional balancing instead of milling capacity when distributing the maize.
"The unstable supply of subsided maize can hardly last a week," Mr Kipngetich Mutai of Innet millers said.
"The fact that most milling plants are in Central Kenya does not mean that the region should receive a bigger chunk of the subsided maize," complain Mr Jackson Kosgey.
These complains came even as Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Willy Bett said on Saturday that the government would identify Posho mills to be allocated imported maize for processing.
"We have set conditions and will work with those who meet them.We are aware that whenever there is a programme for government subsidy, some business people take advantage to make more money but this will not happen," said Bett.
The CS also added that the government would use all means possible including railway and road transport to distribute the subsided maize to every part of Kenya.