Speaking during a tour to the Eldoret National Cereals and Produce Board (NCPB) stores, the President remarked that this was one of the ways to empower farmers. 

In preparation for the bimonthly payments, Ruto announced that starting July 2024, farmers would start receiving payments every 30 days. 

“I have directed that starting this July, payments will be made promptly every end month just like salaries,” the President promised. 

“In future, I am making preparations so that farmers will be paid every 15 days so as to be able to buy animal feeds.”

Ruto remarked that it was wrong to see cooperatives delay payments for up to two months. 

He explained the push to make bimonthly payments was driven by the vision to position agriculture as one of the key economic drivers and further enhance the nation’s food security. 

In further reforms to the milk industry, President Ruto directed that starting end of April, the government would be paying Ksh50 for every litre of milk.

On the larger agricultural sector, Ruto revealed that his administration was seeking ways to lower further the price of subsidised fertiliser. 

“I promised I would sort out the fertiliser issue. Now a bag which was retailing at Ksh6,000 you are paying Ksh2,500. Pray for me so that I can reduce further next year,” he remarked. 

He further revealed that he had received reports that Kenyans had complaints about seeds bought from Kenya Seeds Company. 

As such, he stated that he had introduced new management to the State Corporation as well as instituted reforms to ensure Kenyans got quality seeds.