There was a standoff at the National Cereals and Produce Board (NCPB) in Nakuru after wheat farmers blocked the entry and exit points of the depot for hours to protest over delayed payments.

The farmers, from Nakuru and Narok counties, decried the non-payment for wheat delivered in March 2025 after Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe directed all depots to buy wheat from farmers on March 3.

Kagwe had promised that all farmers would be paid within 21 days of delivering their wheat to NCPB depots.

The directive aimed to resolve a crisis in which farmers were stranded with 321,000 bags of wheat following the harvest.