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Subsidised fertiliser: Farmers allege unfair distribution

Mary Wanjiku and other maize farmers from Moi’s Bridge in Uasin Gishu County demonstrate on May 15, 2019, against alleged discrimination in distribution of the government's subsidised fertiliser. PHOTO | JARED NYATAYA | NATION MEDIA GROUP

By  Edith Chepng'eno

What you need to know:

  • The farmers claimed on Friday that while they were being issued with two bags of cheap government fertiliser, their counterparts in Trans Nzoia and counties in the Western region were receiving 40.

  • They called on the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) to probe the allocation process at the Moi’s Bridge depot.

Maize farmers in Uasin Gishu County are up in arms over alleged discrimination in distribution of subsidised fertilizer through depots of the National Cereals and Produce Board (NCPB).

The farmers claimed on Friday that while they were being issued with two bags of cheap government fertiliser, their counterparts in Trans Nzoia and counties in the Western region were receiving 40.

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