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High Court faults State over defective subsidy fertiliser

Sacco ReviewOctober 8, 202606 mins

High Court finds farmers’ consumer rights were breached over defective subsidy fertiliser Court faults Agriculture CS for failing to establish the Fertiliser and Animal Foodstuffs Board Farmers with unrecovered losses can still pursue individual claims for compensation Farmers who paid for poor quality fertiliser under the government’s subsidy scheme were denied their consumer rights, the…

Meru gets Ksh39 billion road plan to cut farmer costs

Sacco ReviewSeptember 12, 202606 mins

Meru gets Ksh39 billion road projects. Meru town to upgrade 17km of roads for Ksh3.7 billion. Farmers to get cheaper fertiliser and certified maize seed. Meru County is set to benefit from a major road construction programme costing Ksh39 billion, a move the national government says will open up rural areas and cut transport costs…

99,000 tonnes of fertiliser ready for tea farmers nationwide

Sacco ReviewSeptember 8, 202604 mins

99,000 tonnes of subsidised fertiliser have been flagged off for tea farmers. Farmers will access the fertiliser at KSh2,000 per 50kg bag. KTDA has been urged to speed up distribution ahead of El Niño rains. A celebratory mood has greeted tea farmers across the country following the flagging off of the first consignment of 99,000…