When I came on board as minister of agriculture in July of 2011, I found a corrupt and totally inefficient fertilizer sector. The government was spending huge amounts of money on direct procurement and distribution of subsidized fertilizer, but less than 11% of farmers got the fertilizers.
Nilipoingia ndani ya ndege kama waziri wa kilimo mnamo Julai 2011, nilipata sekta ya mbolea yenye ufisadi na isiyo na faida kabisa. Serikali ilikuwa ikitumia kiasi kikubwa cha fedha kununua na kusambaza mbolea ya chini, lakini chini ya asilimia 11 ya wakulima walipata mbolea hizo.