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Deputy President Kithure Kindiki said the price of a kilogramme of certified seed had been reduced from Sh300 to Sh150, while a two-kilogramme pack will now retail at Sh300 instead of Sh600.
The Kenya Dairy Board is still compiling formal milk intake figures for August, but preliminary data indicates that deliveries could have fallen further, reflecting the difficult seasonal conditions facing dairy farmers.
Speaking during a Sunday Worship and Thanksgiving Service in Kipsamoo, Kapseret Constituency on Sunday, Kindiki said President Ruto’s re-election would be made possible by voters across the country, while challenging his potential opponents to present clear policies instead of relying on slogans and political rhetoric.
The committee made the proposals in a report tabled in the Senate, raising concerns that the Livestock Protection and Sustainability Bill, 2024 has placed too much attention on drought-related measures while giving less attention to other threats facing the livestock sector.
Addressing more than 30,000 grassroots leaders from Embu County in Manyatta Constituency, the Deputy President said he was prepared to face residents and explain the Government’s record in agriculture, education, roads, health and other programmes affecting ordinary citizens.
The President said he was forced to seek help from the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS), while calling for a lasting answer to the problem facing communities living near Tsavo East and Tsavo West national parks.
The farmers, through the Mwea Rice Growers Multipurpose Cooperative Society (MRGM), said they completed a government-backed supply deal but are yet to receive the money that was due by July 31.
Speaking during an interview on Radio Generation on Thursday, Kithyaka said the constituency’s proximity to Nairobi, fertile soils and available workforce could support large-scale agricultural production if farmers receive the necessary infrastructure and access to water
The Government Spokesperson said the opposition should position itself as a government in waiting and give Kenyans enough information to judge whether it is prepared to take over.
Mudavadi said the strategy goes beyond science and environmental conservation, describing it as an economic and industrial plan that supports the Government’s Bottom-Up Economic Transformation Agenda (BETA).
In a statement on Monday, President Trump accused Canada of “ripping off” the United States for years, claiming its tariffs on American farmers and agricultural products had contributed to a $60bn trade deficit.
Under the new intervention, the government will meet 50% of the cost of certified maize seed, reducing the price from Sh300 to Sh150 per kilogramme, according to Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe.