Counties 13 suppliers who failed NCPB vetting were paid Sh1 billionTrucks loaded with maize outside the National Cereals Produce Board in Industrial Area, Nakuru. FILE PHOTO | NMGThirteen suppliers who failed the vetting at the locational level delivered maize to Eldoret and Kisumu National Cereals and Produce Board (NCPB) depots and were paid more than Sh1 billion, a Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation audit shows. They had supplied the depot maize valued at Sh156,441,643 out of which Sh30,472,892 had been paid, hence outstanding balance of Sh125,968,750. At Bungoma depot, 19 traders who supplied maize were paid a whopping Sh534,055,397. However, the ministry audit indicates that some individuals who had supplied maize to the depot did not fill the supply forms.

Source: The North Africa Journal June 06, 2018 18:22 UTC