Nairobi, Nov. 29 -- The government will check the suitability of the maize in a ship that has docked at the port of Mombasa before it is released to Kenyans.

The assurance by the Kenya Bureau of Standards (Kebs) and Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) comes amid safety concerns that the maize is suspected to be contaminated and therefore unfit for human or animal consumption.

Details in our possession show that the MV African Merlin Voy:01/22 docked at the port of Mombasa on November 21, 2022, carrying unknown tonnes of maize donated to the country to help deal with the hunger crisis.

The maize, coming in at a time Kenyans in various parts of the country are facing starvation due to prolonged drought, is said to be heavily infested with weevil...