120 bags of suspected fake fertiliser nabbed in Bungoma
Police
in Bungoma have nabbed a lorry carrying 120 bags of top-dressing fertiliser suspected
to be fake.
Bungoma
OCPD Wilson Muraya on Sunday said they received reports of a fertilizer
consignment being repackaged at one of the local fuel stations.
He
said police intercepted the lorry on its way to distribute the fertiliser to
farmers in different sub-counties.
Muraya
said the 120 bags had County Government of Bungoma branding.
“We
have impounded it so that officials from the Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS)
can examine it to determine its authenticity and fitness for use,” said the
police boss.
Bungoma
Senator David Wakoli urged the affected farmers to present documents concerning
the procured fertilizer for investigations.
“The
County Executive Committee member for Finance told me they were not aware there
was a consignment of fertiliser being delivered on Saturday but acknowledged
complaints from farmers who received damp fertiliser,” the senator said.
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