Tanzania hasdistanced herself from the fake fertiliser scandal that has been the talk in the country for the past few months.
Responding to allegations made by popular Kenyan lawyer Ahmednassir Abdullahi regarding the origin of the fake fertilizer circulating the country, Tanzania’s Minister of Agriculture Hussein Bashe denied the claims.
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According to Ahmednassir, the substandard fertilizer doing rounds across Kenyan farms was manufactured and procured from Tanzania. He urged Agriculture CS to come clean and explain to Kenyans.
The lawyer asked Mithika Linturi to tell Kenyans “the quarry in Tanzania where the goat manure, sand and stones were mixed and in what proportions.”
“I now have actionable intelligence that the fake fertiliser was manufactured/procured from TANZANIA. I challenge Waziri Linturi, National Cereals and Produce Board and MEMS to tell Kenyans the quarry in Tanzania where the goat manure, sand and stones were mixed and in what proportions?”
However, responding to claims, Tanzania’s Agriculture Minister firmly stated that Tanzania was not connected to any fertilizer scandal, adding that the country did not export counterfeit commodities, including fertilizer, to Kenya
“Brother, is this comment intended as part of the usual banter between Tanzania and Kenya, or are you serious? Tanzania is not connected to any fake fertilizer scandal, so please do not associate us with the popular hustler culture.”
The minister added that Tanzania’s trade policies were devoid of chicanery and shortcuts and that the country was aware of the exact nature of goods both countries have exported through official channels
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“Tanzania does not export counterfeit commodities, including fertilizer, to Kenya. We are well aware of the exact nature of the goods our two companies(sic) have exported through official channels.”