I want to tell President Ruto that the fertilizer issue is a scam, especially in Baringo County.
Right now, there is no fertilizer in any NCPB store in Baringo. The few that farmers booked were loaded onto trucks, leaving ordinary farmers with nothing but dust.
As we speak, there is no fertilizer in Kabarnet or Eldama Ravine. Those who booked and were allocated fertilizer got nothing. Farmers are now forced to queue at KFA stores, buying fertilizer at Ksh 6,800 per 50kg bag.
The same problem is happening with seeds. You announced through the ministry that seed prices had been reduced, but on the ground, nothing has changed.
Why can’t you take full control of fertilizer distribution in both public and private stores, just like how fuel prices are regulated in all outlets, whether private or government-owned? This nonsense must stop.
Mr. President, stop acting as if private businesses are above the law and can do whatever they want. Take responsibility as the President of all Kenyans.
Yesterday, I saw a woman in Nairobi complaining that private schools were being sidelined in the school feeding program.
She said her ward has only one public school, which cannot accommodate all the children, so private schools step in to help.
Why is it so hard for you to sign an agreement with private schools, just like you do with private hospitals, and provide food for the children there too?
What is so difficult about regulating fertilizer prices for all Kenyans instead of favoring a few? Right now, 90% of farmers are buying fertilizer at Ksh 6,800
For us in Baringo, it’s just a theory—just like when the MP for Baringo North claimed he had employed 462 TSC teachers, which should be about 82 per ward, but on the ground, we only see one or two at most. It raises many questions.
And if you want to sideline the private sector, then do it across all industries. Start with fuel—subsidize only National Oil and let private fuel stations set their own prices.
If private hospitals have no business with the government, cut them off from government health insurance. If private schools are not part of the system, let them run their own exams instead of following the national curriculum.
If you truly believe private businesses should be separate from government matters, then go all the way—let the government run the police force while citizens set up their own private security forces, like General Chepkuley. Because right now, anything run by the government is failing to meet the needs of ordinary Kenyans.
Mr. President, take full charge of this country and fix the key sectors of the economy. If not, one term is enough.
By Victor Komen Kigen
TTnews Centre, Baringo
