Counties KFA pushes for payment to maize farmers under corruption probeFarmers harvest maize in Uasin Gishu County. They said the traders bought maize from small scale farmers before selling the crop to the National Cereals and Produce Board (NCPB) and that they should be paid the money. They bought maize from small scale farmers and sold the crop to NCPB and they deserve payment,” said Kipkorir Menjo, Kenya Farmers Association (KFA) director during a farmers meeting in Eldoret. But farmers who were not vetted in the second phase and traders under investigation by EACC in the Sh11.3 billion maize scandal have been left out of the payment. The funds released last week, he said, has been distributed to NCPB depots and paid out to farmers.

Source: The North Africa Journal December 10, 2018 18:56 UTC