Kuria Differs With Ruto on Farmers’ Plight

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Monday, April 10, 2023 –Cabinet Secretary for Investments, Trade and Industry, Moses Kuria, has differed with his boss President William Ruto on farmers’ plight.

This is after Ruto, who was in Eldoret Uasin Gishu County, on Sunday, April 9, where he attended a church service, hinted that the country would experience an influx of cheap imported foodstuff in the next seven days.

His remark, did not settle well with local farmers and producers, mostly from Central Region, despite high cost of living to most Kenyans.

The farmers and producers argued that, bringing in cheap food would give them an unfair competition and their activities could crumble.

It saw Trade Cabinet Secretary Moses Kuria quickly jump in with a counter statement saying local farmers will be shielded from unfair foreign competition.

Speaking at Kagio in Kirinyaga County, Mr Kuria revealed that local rice farmers would not be forced to sell their produce at a loss due to imported competition.

“I have spoken to the leader of the rice farmers in Mwea and I told him that we have the Kenya National Trading Corporation under my Ministry.

“I have pledged that we are ready to buy all rice that you have, so do not listen to anyone telling you otherwise,” he assured farmers.

He also seized the opportunity to assure cooperatives that the government will be buying any available rice from them and, therefore, no need to hoard the item.

Mwea, until now, remains the largest producer of rice in the country and there were fears the imports could economically harm the region.