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Farmers sell maize to meet school fees as government delays paying them

Workers at the National Cereals and Produce Board depot in Eldoret.

Government delays in paying for maize delivered to the National Cereals and Produce Board (NCPB) has prompted some farmers to sell their surplus to raise school fees.

Some parents who rely on maize farming as their sole source of income yesterday said they have been forced to sell what they had reserved for domestic use to enable them shop and pay fees for their children as schools opened for first term.

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