Murang’a: Murang’a County has announced significant progress in the implementation of its flagship Inua Mkulima programme after completing the analysis of the second cohort and onboarding thousands of new farmers ahead of the next disbursement. Governor Dr. Irungu Kang’ata, in a public notice, stated that the data verification exercise has been finalized, marking another major milestone in the county’s drive to streamline farmer support and enhance accountability within the digital subsidy system.
According to Kenya News Agency, a total of 473 farmer complaints were reviewed, with successful cases set to have their e-wallets reloaded by Tuesday, November 25, 2025. Farmers whose issues were resolved will receive SMS notifications once their balances are updated. The governor noted that while the window for cohort two data complaints has closed, other concerns, such as change or loss of phone numbers, will still be processed.
The county has also welcomed 6,111 new farmers from aggregators and 1,535 from the Murang’a County Creameries Union (MCCU) after successfully verifying their information. Their accounts will be loaded during the 8th disbursement scheduled for January 16, 2026. For transparency, lists of both successful and unsuccessful MCCU farmers will be shared with MCCU officials in a week’s time, with farmers encouraged to verify their approval status through their respective offices.
Governor Kang’ata emphasized that onboarding more than 7,000 farmers reflects the county’s dedication to lifting agricultural households. However, not all affiliated groups met the required data standards due to submission of incomplete information and thus have been directed to resubmit the properly formatted data within seven days to the office of the chief officer for agriculture.
In addition, the county has completed sorting the final batch of uncollected Inua Mkulima cards, which will be dispatched to aggregators by December 1, 2025. Farmers who previously missed the collection opportunity will be able to pick up their cards from their designated centres.
County officials also reminded merchants that charging illegal transaction fees or inflating prices remains strictly prohibited under the programme. One merchant in Ithanga is currently under investigation and may face criminal charges for alleged exploitation of farmers with Governor Kang’ata warning that his administration will take firm action against such behaviour.
The governor reaffirmed that the Inua Mkulima programme remains central to his administration’s commitment to improve agricultural livelihoods.
