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Russian donated fertiliser required blending, State tells Gachagua

Detectives from the DCI screen fertiliser in a store belonging to the county of Kakamega. [File, Standard]

The government has clarified allegations by former deputy president Rigathi Gachagua of fertiliser donations from Russia that were sold to farmers.

In a statement, the government stated that it had received 33,835 metric tonnes, which is approximately 676,700,50kg bags of fertilizer raw materials, as a donation from the Russian government.

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