Kenya fertiliser scandal newest threat to Ruto’s food agenda
Members of the public collecting subsidised fertilisers for topdressing and planting at the Kakamega National Cereals and Produce Board in Western Kenya on April 9, 2024. PHOTO | ISAAC WALE | NMG
A substandard fertiliser scandal involving Kenyan officials and companies contracted by the government to supply subsidised farm input for the current planting season is threatening to wreck President William Ruto’s plan to improve the country’s food security.
Tests by Kenya’s standards body found the fertiliser supplied by at least two of the companies, and some of which has been distributed to farmers across the country, was substandard.
