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Fake fertilizer saga deepens following discovery of 107 bags in Homa Bay

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Nyando MP Jared Okello (far-right) and Homa Bay Governor Gladys Wanga at the NCPB depot in Homa Bay on April 27, 2024. [James Omoro, Standard]

The controversy surrounding fake fertilizer distribution in the county has deepened after the National Assembly's Committee on Agriculture discovered 107 bags in Homa Bay.

The Committee, led by Nyando MP Jared Okello, his Matayos counterpart Geoffrey Odanga and Peter Salasya (Mumias East), uncovered the batch during a tour of the National Cereals and Produce Board (NCPB) depot on Saturday, April 27, 2024.

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