NCPB uses 90kg bags for its strategic grain reserves and purchases, despite the crops (food crops) regulations 2019 capping the weight for packaging food crops at 50kgs.
Kenya currently produces only 34% of its annual edible oil demand of 900,000 metric tonnes.
Farmers opposed the decision, citing that it would affect the local produce.
According to the auditor general, the firm is on the brink of collapse following years of debt owed by its primary customer, the Rwandan government.
Despite duty-free imports, consumers and processors continue to face sharp price increases.