A blender crushing maize into fantastic flour has elicited debate on-line with a piece of Kenyans remarking it poses a menace and likelihood is, the gadget will find yourself changing posho mills.
The talk began after a video seen byKenyans.co.ke displaying a Kenyan placing the gadget to make use of went viral the place the consumer could possibly be seencrushing maize in only a few minutes.Â
A spot verify byÂKenyans.co.keÂestablished {that a} blender of such capability prices Ksh140,000 inclusive of transport charges and taxes.Â
Within the native market, there are generic variations of the product which price as little as Ksh12,000.
A photograph collage of the kitchen posho mill known as Newtry grain grinder that grinds maize to unga inside 30 seconds.
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Edward Mwasi
Ordering the unique blender on-line will price you Ksh102,000 (USD649) plus a further supply payment of Ksh11,000 (75USD).Â
With customized charges, the entire quantity shoots as much as ksh142,000 (USD900). In juxtaposition, the worth of a grade 2 posho mill in Kenya is Ksh80,000 whereas grade 1 prices between Ksh120,000 and Ksh140,000.Â
Commenting on the viral video, one Kenyan, Nyandia Gachago, suggested Kenyans towards investing within the Ksh140,000 blender remarking its prone to malfunction rapidly.Â
She defined that the costly one might do heavy-duty work together with crushing maize and ice.Â
“That is good for making maize unsifted flour. You solely make what you want for the day,†one other Kenyan commented.Â
There have been additionally issues that the invention was not solely going to have an effect on posho mill house owners but in addition industries that course of maize.Â
This was on the premise that folks residing in city areas are very prone to be enticed to purchase the merchandise largely due to being cautious of standardisation procedures overseen by the federal government on packaged maize flour.Â
Whereas many Kenyans had been excited by the blender, an X consumer going by the title Delulu remarked that the hype surrounding the product would subside quickly, stressing that there’s a cause why innovations within the posho mill trade have been uncommon.
“I dwell subsequent to a posho mill and it prices me Ksh170 to sift 25 kilograms of maize which is able to final for 3 months,†he defined.Â
With the ever-rising price of electrical energy and the exorbitant value of the blender, posho mill house owners could not want to fret simply but.
A photograph of a conventional posho mill being in use in January 2020.
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Edward Mwasi
