Rift farmers pressure NCPB for Sh2b as maize deliveries continue.

Farmers in Rift Valley are piling pressure for the government to release Sh2 billion owed by the National Cereals And Produce Board. They say they were last paid on December 5 and promised more cash but that they are yet to receive it. undreds of them are still queuing at the NCPB depot in Eldoret to deliver more maize. The board has bought 1.3 million bags so far. MPs from the region, led Moiben’s Sila Tiren, have demanded that the farmers be paid before January 10 so they can clear their children’s school fees.