This archive report was first published on 22 July 2019.
It has been a year since the task-force constituted to compile a report on the maize sub-sector concluded its findings, but the report remains unpublished. The report was commissioned by President Uhuru Kenyatta following an outcry from farmers and the general public on the rot in the maize sub-sector.
Speaking during a farmers' meeting in Eldoret on Thursday, Dr. Noah Wekesa, the Chairman of the Strategic Food Reserve (SFR) board and a member of the task-force, expressed concern that the report's recommendations had not reached the President. He urged those holding the report to table it for action.
“I was a member of the task-force and we made a lot of recommendations in the report. Yet the recommendations have not reached the President. I urge those who are holding it to table it for actions,” said Dr. Wekesa.
Moiben MP Silas Tiren, a member of the National Assembly's committee on Agriculture, revealed that Parliament only received the report on Wednesday, months after the task-force concluded its findings. He noted that the committee is yet to discuss the report and give suggestions.
Meanwhile, farmers' representatives in the county have welcomed the President's directive that the Kenya Farmers' Association (KFA) be revived. Kipkorir Menjo, the KFA director for North Rift, said such a move would help farmers to easily access quality inputs for agricultural production.
Published on July 22, 2019
