Nairobi, March 31 -- Kenyans will continue paying more for wheat flour and bread despite a 30 percent decline in the global price of wheat as manufacturers say a weakening shilling has made the imports more expensive.

The international price of wheat has dropped to $360 for a tonne of grain currently from a high of $520 in May last year, which was the highest cost to be recorded in the last 11 months.

Processors, however, argue that they are spending more to ship in wheat on the back of a depreciating shilling that has made imports expensive despite a decline in the price of the commodity.

"There will be no reduction in the price of bread because of a strong dollar that has made the imports even more expensive," said Bimal Shah, chief ...