President Uhuru Kenyatta has directed that the Agriculture Secretary Peter Munya increases, with immediate effect, the price of unprocessed rice from Sh45 to Sh85 per kilogramme.
The move follows complaints by rice farmers that were were having a raw deal. A similar directive for milk farmers has since been implemented.
President Kenyatta was speaking at Wang’uru Stadium in Kirinyaga County on Saturday, when he told the CS to ensure that unprocessed rice prices are increased to enable farmers make better margins.
The President assured farmers that their produce will be bought by Kenya National Trading Corporation and distributed to government institutions.
the event was also addressed by Kirinyaga Governor Anne Waiguru among others.