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Labourers dry maize at Paul Marus's farm in Moiben, Uasin Gishu County. [Kevin Tunoi/Standard]
Maize farmers could be in for a rude shock following reports that the Government is yet to place an order for fertiliser.
Navakholo MP Emmanuel Wangwe had earlier claimed cartels at the Ministry of Agriculture had made it impossible for Cabinet Secretary Mwangi Kiunjuri to order fertiliser ahead of the planting season.
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