Agriculture & Livestock Development Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe has ordered for the destruction of 27,518 bags of expired fertilizer held in various National Cereals and Produce Board (NCPB) stores.
- •The Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS) is to supervise the safe destruction of this consignment of Sulphate of Ammonia (21%) fertilizer that was delivered to NCPB by FineTech Edge Ltd between 27th December 2024 and the 6th January 2025.
- •Samples drawn by the Kenva Bureau of Standards (KEBS) for testing before the consignment was delivered indicated that the fertilizer complied with Kenyan standards on sulphate of Ammonia and NPK fertiliser.
- •After the consignment was delivered, NCPB noted that the short shelf life, indicated as the end of February.
“As the supply of the fertilizer is on a consignment basis, and the ownership rests with the supplier until when sold, this means that FinTech Edge Ltd will bear the costs, and loss,” CS Kagwe said.
“I also urge players in the agricultural and livestock sectors to take-up insurance to mitigate such losses. The government and Kenyan public will not incur any loss or costs,” he added.
NCPB had issued a sale stoppage order for the expired fertilizer on 27th February 2025, before the consignment was seized in early March by KEBS.
