Irate farmers yesterday stormed the office of Kaputa District Commissioner (DC), Chrispin Kachusha, demanding to be paid money for the supply of maize to the Food Reserve Agency (FRA).
This is under the 2013 crop marketing season.
The farmers, who were over 60 in number, stormed the office of the DC demanding to be addressed.
They claimed that the agency has not paid them since August 2, 2013, when they started supplying their maize to the agency.
One of the farmers, Benny Manda, told Mr Kachusha that they were tired of waiting for their money despite several promises that they would be paid soon.
He said the delayed payment of their money has affected them as many of have children in boarding schools but are being sent away for lack of payment.
Mr Manda also explained that the late payment is likely to affect the farming season as farmers use the same money to buy inputs.
Meanwhile, Kaputa District Commissioner, Chrispin Kachusha, who addressed the farmers outside his office, explained that government is also concerned about the situation and is doing everything possible to ensure that they are paid.
MrKachusha, however, called for patience and tolerance from farmers as government worked modalities to pay them.
The DC, who called an FRA official on phone in the presence of farmers to confirm the payments, promised the farmers that they would start receiving their money by yesterday.
The FRA official said government had released money for the farmers and the money was being transferred to their accounts.
ZANIS
After that assurance from the president in paliament the are not paid up to now gov of jokers.