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Fake fertiliser scam has revealed ongoing but silent fraud in Kenya

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Agriculture CS Mithika Linturi. [Wilberforce Okwiri, Standard]

Thousands of Kenyan farms could be in big trouble. They could be experiencing a silent scourge.

When the very tools meant to nurture our lands turn harmful, the echoes of betrayal resonate far and wide across the fields and futures of our farmers.

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