NCPB depot. [Photo/standardmedia.co.ke]
Last week saw unbearably long queues outside cereal delivery stores in UasinGishu that triggered an outcry from maize farmers.The National Cereals and Produce Board (NCPB) has blamed the situation on the persistent unloading challenges that it is facing.Depots affected are Moi's Bridge and Eldoret which have been hit by logistical challenges.''It takes almost a week before we deliver the produce owing the time lost in re-packaging it and recurrent power failures.''John Kosgey from Matunda, Uasin Gishu County said according to the Daily Nation.NCPB corporate affairs official Titus Maiyo said that the situation was being urgently addressed to ensure that persistent delays are done away with as soon as possible.7.1 billion shillings has been allocated by the government to buy 2.4 million bags of maize this year to boost the strategic grain reserve.