INFLUENTIAL INDIVIDUALSMr Keter said influential individuals have been importing maize and supplying it to NCPB at the expense of genuine farmers. At the same time, Baringo Senator Gideon Moi has appealed to President Uhuru Kenyatta to ensure those behind the maize scandal are brought to book. According to the audit, the amount was paid to individuals who supplied maize in Eldoret and Kisumu depots, yet they failed in vetting conducted at location level. EASE DELIVERY OF MAIZECereal farmers have called for the setting up of buying centres to ease delivery of maize. Anti-graft body-Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) has since commenced investigation on powerful individuals behind the maize scandal.

Source: Daily Nation June 04, 2018 04:52 UTC