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William Ruto's plan to transform agriculture, earn foreign exchange

President William Ruto inspects a guard of honor during the 59th Mashujaa Day celebrations at Uhuru Gardens, Nairobi. [Denish Ochieng, Standard]

President William Ruto has offered a variety of promises to the agricultural sector that might revamp an area that urgently needs State intervention to feed a hungry nation and generate foreign exchange.

Speaking at the Mashujaa Day fete at Uhuru Gardens in Nairobi, the Head of Sate promised to continue financing fertilizer import subsidy in the short run and a joint East African manufacturing operation in the medium term.

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