I Engaged The President On The Phone On The Issue Of Subsidized Fertilizer, Says The Kuria Man
The celebrity status of Chacha began on November 8, this year at around 6 pm. The man was having leisure time at the Ndimaru market after a long and busy day engaging with Kuria and Kipsigis elders in the Lolgorian area for reconciliation to forge a lasting solution.
Chacha admits that he was taking refreshments at one of the local hotels in Ndimaru while having a chat with some of the local elders about the general man talk that majorly focused on the economy and the political scenery of the nation.
Chach said that the President asked him about the subsidized fertilizer and how it has helped the farmers in the Kuria region.
The farmer acknowledged that since the inception of the government-subsidized fertilizers, the majority of farmers have been able to increase maize production from two bags of maize to 10 bags per acre.
He acknowledged that he was proud to be able to engage the president on the issue of maize marketing, requesting the President to assist farmers in selling their hard-earned produce to the Ndimaru National Cereals and Produce Board (NCPB) depot.
Chacha who owns a five-acre farm that comprises cassavas, sweet potatoes, bananas, coffee, maize, and beans discloses that he had to seek refuge in farming as a way to escape poverty.
He however, urged the President to intervene in some of the challenges in Kuria including the security along the Transmara-Kuria border, the Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) that is being practiced among the Kuria community and the high cost of living that is affecting the country.
Chacha also requested the President to intervene in intra-market access along the market borders between Kenya and Tanzania.
He said that most Kenyans are denied the right to freely participate in the border business by their Tanzania counterparts which at times has led to Kenyans being arrested and their goods confiscated by the Tanzania authorities.
BY CAPITAL NEWS
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