{"id":100559,"date":"2023-08-15T17:37:47","date_gmt":"2023-08-15T17:37:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/all-news\/subsidised-fertiliser-is-best-for-kenyan-soil-ruto"},"modified":"2023-08-15T18:12:04","modified_gmt":"2023-08-15T18:12:04","slug":"subsidised-fertiliser-is-best-for-kenyan-soil-ruto","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/all-news\/subsidised-fertiliser-is-best-for-kenyan-soil-ruto","title":{"rendered":"Subsidised fertiliser is best for Kenyan soil \u2013 Ruto"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Kenya. <\/strong><\/span>President William Ruto has said the subsidised fertiliser being distributed to farmers by the government is the best for Kenyan soil.<\/p>\n

The President termed as misguided the belief that no other fertiliser was better than DAP.<\/p>\n

Di-ammonium Phosphate popularly known as DAP is a preferred fertiliser by most farmers because it contains both Nitrogen and Phosphorus which are primary macro-nutrients and part of 18 essential plant nutrients.<\/p>\n

But the President holds a different opinion.<\/p>\n

“DAP ndio imetuletea hasara, imeharibu mchanga yetu na acidity ndio maana tumebadilisha mbolea. Mbolea ambayo imeletwa na serekali imepimwa kulingana na mchanga yetu, na kwa sasa mazao yetu ni bora kushinda wakati tulikuwa tunatumi DAP,” he said.<\/p>\n

The President was speaking in Nakuru on Tuesday during the funeral service of the late David Chepkwony in Njoro, Nakuru county.<\/p>\n

In July, Ruto announced that he had fulfilled his campaign promise of reducing the cost of fertiliser from Sh7,000 to 3,500 further promising to lower it to Sh2500<\/p>\n

“Mambo ya mbolea ilikuwa elfu saba, mwaka huu tumeteremsha mpaka Sh3,500. Natangaza nikiwa hapa Murang’a, kuanzia next week, ile mbolea ya chai, kahawa, mahindi na ngano tutapunguza kutoka Shh3,500 mpaka Sh2,500,” Ruto said.<\/p>\n

This, he said, will help reduce the cost of maize flour whose cost Kenyans have been decrying shot up in the last few months.<\/p>\n

“Tumesema bei ya unga imepanda, ili kuteremsha bei ya unga si ni lazima tusaidie mkulima azalishe chakula zaidi? Iko njia ingine ya kuondoa njaa?” Ruto asked.<\/p>\n

Ruto took the opportunity to criticise Azimio leaders who had called on their supporters to protests with sufurias on their heads to portray the high cost of living.<\/p>\n

“Ati mtu anavaa sufuria kwa kichwa na kufanya maandamano ati bei ya unga itashuka chini. Mimi nauliza nyinyi watu wa Kangari, hata kwa dawa, hata kwa uganga, hata kwa uchawi, bei ya unga itashuka kwa sababu mtu ameweka sufuria kwa kichwa, itashuka chini kweli?” Ruto posed.<\/p>\n

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