Pyrethrum farmers from Ramasha in Nyaribari Masaba Sub County have complained to the Pyrethrum Board of Kenya over delayed payment of their long-standing dues.
Led by former Ramasha society chairman Richard Nyang'au, the farmers have condemned the Board for allegedly not honouring its promises, since the value of the crop started diminishing.
It is reported that the board owes them huge amounts of money.
"The Board has not paid us our money for the last fifteen years. They owe me Sh 70, 000," complained Nyang'au.
Rudiah Kerubo, 85, from the same area, reported that the board owed her Sh 15,000.
"I have been asking for the money since 2000, but I have given up because my age and health cannot allow me to keep on following up with the issue. I ask the government to intervene in the matter so that I can get the money to use for my medication and upkeep," she appealed.
More than 100 farmers who sold their produce to the society from the area have the same complaints and ask the government to intervene in the matter.