Nairobi, March 3 -- Agriculture, the good, old-fashioned sector that feeds the nation and contributes a third of the country's gross domestic product, is facing turbulent times after a government move to impose taxes on produce sparked anger and fury.

Things have got even more heated with the requirement to use the new Kenya Revenue Authority the electronic tax invoice management (eTims).

But for farmers, this is just part of the politicisation of farming - big promises, then disappointment after another, starting from founding President Jomo Kenyatta to Dr William Ruto.

The sector, which employs 40 per cent of the total population and more than 70 percent in the rural areas, is the backbone of the economy, and the farmers are what Pre...