Nairobi, May 16 -- Maize prices have hit a high of Sh6,100 for a 90-kilogramme bag on reduced supply, adding more pressure on flour and pain to the consumers who are already grappling with the high cost of living.

The price has jumped from Sh5,700 -the level at which it was selling for a similar quantity late last month.

Subsequently, millers have increased the factory price of flour with a bale selling at Sh2,370 on average from Sh2,180 last week in response to the rising cost of maize, which accounts for 80 percent of the total cost of production.

In the supermarkets, the prices that had eased to below Sh200 for a two-kilo packet in the last two weeks, have so far rallied to Sh208.

"The price of maize has shot up significantly and w...