The National government has supplied Kirinyaga County National Cereals and Produce Board (NCPB) with 1200 bags of subsidized fertilizer.
This follows President William Ruto’s recent visit to Kirinyaga County, where he promised rice farmers an increment in the supply of subsidized fertilizer, done yesterday.
Kirinyaga Senator Kamau Murango, who is also the chairman of the agricultural committee in the Senate, toured the NCPB stores in Mwea and Sagana Tuesday, where he confirmed they had indeed received 1200 bags of subsidized fertilizer.
“This consignment has been supplied into our stores by the national government following President Ruto’s promise on Saturday and more bags will be supplied with time,” Murango said.
The senator urged Kirinyaga farmers to take advantage of the ongoing rains and follow the right process in acquiring the subsidized fertilizer to help them boost their productivity and make the country food secure.
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“We are so happy as Kirinyaga farmers and as a leader, I thank the Kenya Kwanza government since they have heeded our call to give farmers subsidized fertilizer, especially at this time when maize farmers needed the commodity for top-dressing,” he said.
Further, he urged the county government to increase its allocation for road maintenance along rice farms, saying this will help farmers cut transport costs when getting their produce out of the farms.
