Three arrested as police seize over 12,000 Kgs of fake fertiliser in Kakamega

Police in Lubinu, Mumias East, Kakamega County arrested three individuals on Tuesday after seizing 12,835 Kgs of fake fertiliser and 396 Kgs of counterfeit maize seedlings from a home in the area.

The officers from Shianda Police Station discovered the counterfeit fertiliser after raiding the home of 38-year-old Asma Mukoya, where they found an Isuzu lorry, Reg. No. KDL 120K, loading the fake product.

“Acting on a tip-off led officers to raid the home of Asma Mukoya a female adult aged 38 years in musoma village, Lubinu sub-location about 4 kilometres south of the station and found a lorry registration number KDL 120K make FRR Isuzu loading suspected counterfeit fertilizer,” reads a police report documenting the incident.

“196 bags of 50kgs, 24 bags of 50 kgs yarabela exran,12 bags of 50 kgs DAP falcon fertilizer,14 bags of 50 kgs chaps meli DAP fertilizer,2 bags of 50 kgs DAP fertilizer,8 bags of 25 kgs chaps solai mbolea Bora, 23.5 bags of 10 kgs DAP Falcon fertilizer and 198 packets of 2kgs hybrid seed maize from Kenya seeds suspected to be counterfeit were recovered.”

Police also recovered one weighing machine, three rolls of sewing threads, a repackaging machine and three bags of unsealed 50 kgs fertilizer and assorted empty sacks at the scene.

Subsequently, Mukoya, Rodgers Otundo (lorry driver) and Milzadeck Meja (suspected broker) were arrested.

They remain in custody pending arraignment.