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Ruto's food security hopes facing storm amid fake fertiliser scam

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Farmers in Mugamba Ciura village, Murinduko in Kirinyaga angered after buying goat compost manure mixed with sand from NCPB depot in Embu disguised as subsidized fertilizer. [Jane Mugambi, Standard]

Food security features prominently on President William Ruto's agenda, with the Kenya Kwanza administration seeking more agricultural investment.

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