By Chisomo Phiri
The government has now bowed down to pressure by the opposition, independent and some UTM parliamentarians who were holding a vigil at SFFRFM offices in Blantyre.
According to spokesperson for the MPs Esther Jolobala, the government has assured them that 3000 bags of Urea fertiliser will be given to them by the end of business today.
“However, we will continue with the vigil to monitor what the government has told us is being implemented.
“We want to see action not just words,” Jolobala told journalists.
Over 20 opposition side legislators were demanding answers from the SFFRFM as to why beneficiaries in their constituencies have not yet accessed farming inputs under the Affordable Input Programme.
The MPs claimed that last week, the government got 5000 metric tonnes of fertiliser from SFFRFM warehouses in Chirimba but only distributed 1000 MT to the two regions while the rest were sent to the Central Region.
