Some
maize farmers in Trans Nzoia demonstrated against delays in the supply of government subsidised
topdressing fertiliser.
More
than 150 farmers carrying twigs and leaves marched to the National Cereals and
Produce Board offices on the outskirts of Kitale town.
Led
by Daniel Serem, the farmers the board's management informed them each farmer will get six bags of CAN, but none has received a
single bag.
"The
rains are so heavy and our maize crops are yellowing due to deep infiltration
of soil nutrients. We are here to push for release of the commodity since
failure to apply the fertiliser in time will cause huge
losses," he said.
Serem said the NCPB officials said only a few bags of the topdressing
fertiliser are remaining so farmers will have to share them.
The NCPB said brokers easily accessed the fertilizer to resell it at
higher prices, which caused the shortage.
