State House responds to claims of denying Raila’s Nyanza region subsidised fertiliser
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State House shares the list detailing how subsidized fertilizer has been shared aming claims of Luo Nyanza exclusion
State House shares the list detailing how subsidized fertilizer has been shared aming claims of Luo Nyanza exclusion.
Gerald Bitok, the State House’s director of public information, has denied allegations made by Opiyo Wandayi, the minority leader in the National Assembly, that the government denied the Nyanza region from receiving subsidised fertilizer.
The State House communication director released a list on Friday, August 11, detailing how subsidised fertilizer was shared throughout the Western area, comprising the counties of Homa Bay, Kisumu, Migori, and Siaya.
The list also showed the number of vouchers sent to the regions, with Bitok urging the farmers to collect and redeem their vouchers at the National Cereals and Produce Board (NCPB).
For instance, in Homa Bay Phase 1, only 1,317 farmers redeemed their vouchers out of 105,156 registered for the project.
“MP Opiyo Wandayi, a wise man, once said numbers never lie. Seems you are spending little time with your constituent,” Bitok, who was appointed to the role in June 2023, criticised the Ugunja lawmaker.
“The President just launched the short rains’ distribution, and a bag will cost you only Ksh2,500, down from Ksh3,500. Visit your nearest NCPB,” he added.
This comes after Ugunja MP Opiyo Wandayi decried what he termed as skewed distribution of subsidized fertilizer.
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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.
He also claimed there was a delay in the activation of vouchers to prevent the farmers from accessing the fertilisers at a subsidised rate of Ksh2,500.
The opposition politician attributed the delays to a political scheme reportedly orchestrated by the national government to coerce farmers to rely on relief food distribution.
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