Agriculture CS Willy Bett on Friday said the government has began the process of identifying posho mill owners across the country who will be allocated imported maize for milling.
The move is aimed at ensuring that subsidised maize flour is easily accessible in all parts of the country.
“There are some conditions that have been set and we will work with those who will qualify. We are aware that whenever there is a programme for government subsidy there are some business people who want to benefit but we will not allow this to happen,” he said.
He spoke at Mombasa port when he received a vessel with 42,000 tonnes of white maize.The Kenya Revenue Authority waived import duty on white maize in May and gave a July 31 deadline for the imports.
Since the imports stared flowing in, the maize has been distributed to large millers, but the CS said in order to reach all parts of the country the government had decided to incorporate posho mills.