Posted on August, 23, 2018 at 09:53 am
By Fredrick Obura
The government has set out stringent measures for maize suppliers to the National Cereals and Produce Board before access of Sh1.4 billion owed to them.
On Monday, the Ministry of Devolution said each farmer must fill a single claim form listing all the deliveries and the respective depots at which the deliveries were maid and the claim form has to be duly certified by the claimant’s area chief and an agriculture officer. “The claimants must from Wednesday 22 present themselves to the nearest NCPB depot with the originals and copies of National Identity card, PIN Certificate, weighbridge ticket,” said Charles Sunkuli, Principal Secretary Ministry of Devolution. In case of companies CR 12 form, companies’ bank details PIN certificate and tax compliant certificate must be presented. The National Treasury has set aside Sh1.4 billion to be used to offset part of the outstanding payments to farmers.
Sources hinted that the Sh 1.4 billion will only benefit some 528 genuine farmers who have been vetted, majority of them being small scale maize producers.
Source: Standard Digital