MPs push State to allocate Sh10bn for food reserves

The National Assembly has opened public participation for two bills which form part of the conditions attached to the Sh139 billion soft loan secured from the World Bank. FILE PHOTO | JEFF ANGOTE | NMG

Parliament has asked the government to allocate funds for the National Food Reserve in efforts to cushion against perennial food shortages.

The National Assembly’s Agriculture committee says the 2023 Budget Policy Statement has no funds for the Reserve expected to be set up under the National Cereals and Produce Board (NCPB).

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