Busted! Police Nab Goons Red-Handed Repackaging Ksh 175M Subsidised Goods
Thursday, June 8, police officers arrested four suspects repackaging government-subsidized fertilizers at a Godown in Lunga Lunga, Nairobi.
Adamsom Bungei, the head of the police department in Nairobi, confirmed the incident and stated that they had recovered 50,000 bags of subsidized fertilizer, 1,360 bags of rice, and 200 bags of repackaged maize.
Nationwide, a bag of subsidized fertilizer costs 3,500 shillings. Therefore, the suspects had fertilizers worth Ksh175 million.
“Our team on the ground was able to conduct an assessment, and they discovered locally subsidized fertilizer. We realized they were repackaging the items,” he said.
In addition, Bungei disclosed that during the raid, officers discovered that the suspects were repackaging aid food under Indian labels.
“We received information that illegal activity was taking place in Lunga Lunga near Nanyuki Road, so we dispatched officers to the location.
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“This will be investigated as we attempt to determine why they repackaged the subsidized fertilizer for the local market,” Bungei added.
President William Ruto’s plan to increase food production by subsidizing fertilizers was successful, according to a Central Bank of Kenya survey conducted in May 2023, as many farmers had already received the product.
The Agriculture Survey explained that by the end of May 2023, more than three-quarters of the nation’s farmers had received subsidized fertilizer due to the digitization of farmer records.
Following a plan by the government to subsidize 500,000 metric tonnes of fertilizers. For the long rain between March and May 2023. The price of a 50kg bag of fertilizer was cut in half. Ruto decreased the price by Ksh3,500, from Ksh6,500.
According to Principal Secretary for Crop Development Kello Harsama. The program was intended to address maize production, which has a substantial impact on food prices.
He noted that the government continued to educate farmers across the nation. About the arrival of fertilizers because many farmers were unaware.
Busted! Police Nab Goons Red-Handed Repackaging Ksh 175M Subsidised Goods
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