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Ruto promises coffee and tea farmers cheap fertiliser

Deputy President William Ruto Runyenjes MP Cecily Mbarire and Embu Senator Lenny Kivuti dance with Kaminjuki Women Group during a fund raising ceremony for the construction of a two storey dormitory for Sacred Heart Boarding Primary school Kyeni. PICTURE REBECCA NDUKU/DPPS

Embu; Kenya: The Government will provide coffee and tea farmers with subsidised fertiliser to boost production in the two sectors, Deputy President William Ruto has said.

Mr Ruto said the Government made the decision after realising that farmers in the two cash crop sectors are experiencing hardships, adding that he hopes the move will motivate them.

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