Police seize 739 bags of government-subsidised fertilizer stolen from NCPB depots
Police on Monday night April 15, 2024, arrested three suspects and recovered 739 bags of government-subsidised fertilizer. The three suspects were arrested at a cereal store in Matisi market, Bungoma County. “Ali Abdi Fatah, Abdi Jabar Hussein and Bonface Ouma Awili were arrested at Baraka shop cereal store within Matisi market along the Kitale-Endebess road,” […]
Businessman charged with conspiring to steal over 5000 bags of subsidized fertilizer
A businessman has been charged with conspiring to steal over 5000 bags of subsidized fertilizer worth Ksh27.8 million from the government. Appearing before Milimani Senior Resident Magistrate Ben Mark Ekhubi, Eric Kiarie Ng’ang’a denied stealing 560 bags of subsidized fertilizer on transit from Mombasa to National Cereal and Produce Board at Kamwosor Depot in Rift […]
Russia donates 260,000 tons of fertilizer to Africa
Russia has donated 260,000 metric tons of fertilizer it produced sitting in European ports and warehouses for use by farmers in Africa, the United Nations said. “This will serve to alleviate humanitarian needs and prevent catastrophic crop loss in Africa, where it is currently planting season,” U.N. spokesman Stephane Dujarric told reporters, welcoming the announcement. […]
Kirinyaga: 17,000 farmers register for subsidized fertilizer
Kirinyaga County farmers are upbeat about the subsidized fertilizer that has been availed to them in fulfilment of President William Ruto’s pledge to farmers. The County has already registered 17,000 farmers in the National Cereals and Produce Board (NCPB) database. The number is expected to go higher after the conclusion of the ongoing farmers’ registration […]