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Gov't to buy all rice stock from Mwea farmers, promises controlled importation

Agriculture and Food Authority (AFA) Director- General, Bruno Linyiru. [MoA]

Mwea rice farmers are set to receive guaranteed and timely payments should a new deal with the government be fully implemented.

Through the Kenya National Trading Corporation (KNTC), the government plans to purchase more than 5,000 metric tonnes of locally grown rice valued at Sh500 million. Farmers can expect to receive payments within a month of delivery.

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