The Cabinet Secretary (CS) for Agriculture and Livestock Development, Mutahi Kagwe, has ordered the destruction of 27,518 bags of an expired consignment of fertiliser held in various National Cereals and Produce Board (NCPB) stores across the country.
The CS announced that the Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS) is to supervise the safe destruction of the consignment of Sulphate of Ammonia (21%) fertiliser that was delivered to NCPB by Fine Tech Edge Ltd between 27th December 2024 and 6th January 2025.
Prior to contract execution, Kagwe revealed that samples of the fertiliser were drawn by KEBS for testing, and the results indicated that the fertiliser complied with the requirement for Sulphate of Ammonia (21% N) and NPK fertilisers as per Kenyan standards.
He stated that the consignment delivered to NCPB after a green light from KEBS was a total of 34,100 bags, 50 kg each.
