He revealed that the tender for the supply of 550,000 bags of NPK 10:26:10 had been awarded to Mems Distributors Ltd but since it lacked capacity, it subcontracted KEL Chemicals to manufacture the fertiliser.

"On or around the first week of January 2024, a man named Collins Ngetich who is the CEO Mems Distributors Limited approached the company with a local purchase order and a tender contract for the distribution of fertiliser NPK 10:26:10 to NCPB under the subsidy program. Following the receipt of a request to manufacture the fertiliser, KEL Chemicals proceeded to do a first and second test batch and sent them to the Kenya Bureau of Standards for approval," said Patel.