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Agriculture CS Mithika Linturi holding samples of fertilizer taken from KEL Chemicals factory which is under controversy of fake fertiliser. [Wilberforce Okwiri,Standard]
The Kenya Bureau of Standards (Kebs) is to blame for exposing farmers to fake and sub-standard fertilisers, Members of Parliament have said.
Details submitted before the Senate Agriculture Committee yesterday showed that the agency did not test all the fertilisers supplied to farmers by 11 companies from 2022.
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