MEALIE MEAL CRISIS: ANTHONY MUMBA COUNSELS GOVT ON STAPLE FOOD

Kantanshi Constituency Member of Parliament Anthony Mumba has challenged government to publicly name milling companies that are receiving subsidized maize from the Food Reserve Agency- FRA in order to address the crisis of high mealie-meal prices in the country.

This is in the wake of the high cost of mealie meal in some parts of the country, with retailers at Mokambo Border selling a 25-kilogram bag at K350.

Dr. Mumba says as long the millers that are receiving subsidized maize from FRA remain a secret, it will be difficult to know which millers are spearheading the illegal exportation of mealie-meal into the neighboring Democratic Republic of Congo DRC.

And the lawmaker says the high demand of mealie-meal in neighboring countries should encourage government to invest more in the agriculture sector in order to boost the production.

By Rogan Labika