Government denying Luo Nyanza farmers subsidized fertilizer- Azimio
Nyanza farmers are not getting subsidized fertilizer from the government according to Azimio lawmaker Opiyo Wandayi
Nyanza farmers are not getting subsidized fertilizer from the government according to Azimio lawmaker Opiyo Wandayi.
Leader of Minority in the National Assembly Opiyo Wandayi has decried what he termed as skewed distribution of subsidized fertilizer.
As farmers across the country get ready for the start of the short rainy season, Wandayi said his office has received complaints that the government is denying farmers from the Nyanza region subsidized fertilizer
Farmers in Siaya and Homa Bay counties, among other regions, are reportedly fearful that the National Government is hell-bent on denying them the low-cost fertilizer.
“We call on people who oversee the distribution of fertilizer and seeds to Nyanza farmers to desist from this unwarranted discrimination,” he stated.
In a statement, Wandayi said Nyanza does not need relief food, or sympathy but deserves to get what other regions are getting.
“Nyanza needs fertilizers, seeds, tractors, and other agricultural inputs that other regions are getting,” he maintained.
The Azimio lawmaker added that Nyanza comprises hard-working people who have thrived in virtually all sectors, against “monumental odds sanctioned by the State”.
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Wandayi said the National Government had held highly publicized but most minor impactful relief food distribution events in the region to score political points.
“For unexplained reasons, registered farmers in the region have not yet received a notification to collect their allocation of subsidized fertilizer from their local depots,” he added.
He said farmers from far-flung counties are collecting truckloads of fertilizer as local farmers in Nyanza watch and wait in disbelief.
“This skewed distribution of subsidized fertilizer is certainly an effort to disenfranchise poor farmers in Nyanza,” he claimed.
Wandayi said leaders in the region should avoid being used to impoverish the community for the political gain of other areas.
This comes after President William Ruto announced the second phase of the fertilizer subsidy programme which will see a 50-kg bag cost Sh2,500, down from Sh3,500.
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