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

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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