Farmers give three-day ultimatum over fertiliser

Maize farmers from North Rift region demonstrate outside the National Cereals and Produce Board, Eldoret depot, last week. They were protesting failure by the board to take in more maize. [Photo: Peter Ochieng/STANDARD]

Uasin Gishu, Kenya: Farmers in the North Rift region have given the Government a three-day ultimatum to provide fertilisers at the Eldoret National Cereals and Produce Board depot.

The ultimatum comes after days of waiting for the fertilisers at the depot, and being informed that there were no more bags left.