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Kebs seizes 5,840 bags of substandard fertiliser in NCPB stores

KEBS CEO Esther Ngari before the National Assembly's Committee on Agriculture and Livestock to discuss the Fertilizer Subsidy program at the Continental house, Nairobi. March 20th,2024 [Elvis Ogina, Standard]

The Kenya National Bureau of Standards (Kebs) has seized 5,840 bags of substandard fertiliser from National Cereals and Produce Board (NCPB) stores across the country.

This came to the fore yesterday during a sitting of the National Assembly Agriculture and Livestock Committee where Kebs management revealed that fake fertiliser was still in circulation and urged Kenyans to be wary.

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