Farmers reaping maximum production due to fertiliser subsidy

Kericho,

Friday December 29, 2023

KNA by Dominic Cheres

Farmers are now reaping maximum production owing to fertiliser subsidy the government had distributed to them to enhance food production and thus cushion Kenyans against high cost of living.

Nandi Senator Samsom Cherargei said the move to subsidise food production has yielded positive results and that maize farmers were going to produce more maize than ever before this year.

The Senator added that tea, coffee and sugar cane farmers were also realising maximum production thanks to the fertiliser subsidy from the government. 

Speaking after attending the burial ceremony of late Joseph Chepkwony Kositany at Kipchimchim, Ainamoi Constituency in Kericho Thursday, Cherargei defended president William Ruto’s administration from accusations by Azimio leader Raila Odinga that little had been achieved since Kenya Kwanza took over the reigns of this country. 

He accused the opposition of refusing to accept the government’s achievements in the last one year citing affordable housing, prompt repayments of public loans among others. 

At the same time, Cherargei urged the Cabinet Secretary for roads, transport and public works Kipchumba Murkomen to consider tarmacking of the Kerenga airstrip in Kericho to facilitate transportation of agricultural produce to Jomo Kenyatta international airport (JKIA)and henceforth to the international market. 

The Senator said Kerenga airstrip falls within the largest tea zone in the country adding that the area was endowed with good coffee and horticultural production.

Senator Cherargei further appealed to the roads CS to task contractors tarmacking a 21 kilometre road network in Kericho town to complete the works and have them redo areas that were not properly done to prevent the roads from wearing out quickly.

On the recent employment of 46 000 intern Junior Secondary School teachers(JSS) Cherargei implored the teachers service commission TSC to employ the teachers under permanent and pensionable terms. 

The late Joseph Kositany who was aged 103 years was father to Robert Chepkwony, the Communications director at the ministry of mining and Blue economy. 

Courtesy; KNA