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Police, in partnership with the Ministry of Agriculture and Interior Ministry officials, recovered 140 bags from a hardware store in Keringet, including NPK, Triple Super Phosphate (TSP), Urea, and Calcium Ammonium Nitrate (CAN), all marked with National Cereals and Produce Board (NCPB) logos.
CS Kagwe said that exports of meat and other animal products have been interrupted by fighting that has persisted for roughly two weeks, affecting Kenyan suppliers who depend on these markets.
Kagwe said the government has engaged widely with stakeholders and is committed to presenting the proposed changes without delay. The reforms are intended to improve governance, ensure transparency, and enhance benefits for farmers and workers alike.
The scheme will allow Kenyan agricultural students to spend six months abroad in countries experiencing workforce shortages and ageing populations, including the United Kingdom and selected European nations.
The Cabinet Secretary for Agriculture and Livestock Development, Mutahi Kagwe, said the future of food production lies in modern farming systems that use science, technology and digital tools to raise yields per acre.
The order comes shortly after Agriculture and Livestock Development Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe told Parliament that all assets leased under 30-year concessions will revert to government ownership once the contracts end. He defended the leases, finalized in May, as a strategic approach to attract private investment while safeguarding public property.
The CS argued that Kenya’s farmers will not achieve sustainable growth without significantly cheaper credit and a shift toward direct investment at the farm level.
CS Kagwe said the agencies must act at once to support growers as Kenya’s macadamia sector continues to lose Sh2.88 billion a year to rising pest attacks.
The directive specifies that only firms meeting the prescribed standards and submitting the required documents will be approved to operate.