Dealers poke holes in 6 mln bags Kenya and Uganda maize deal.

The maize deal signed between Kenya and Uganda has yielded no import with grain buyers arguing Kampala has no capacity to supply the agreed quantities. This puts the Ministry of Trade on the spot over the deal signed almost two months ago that would have seen Uganda export 6.6 million bags of maize into the country. It was inked between the National Cereals and Produce Board (NCPB) and the Uganda Grain Council and facilitated by the Ministry of Trade on behalf of Kenyan millers. Kenya was supposed to buy the maize at Sh2,050 per bag to plug a deficit that had triggered a rise in flour prices. Millers have confirmed they have not received any consignment from the land-locked neighbouring country.