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NCPB paid Sh1bn to illegal maize traders
Crop Development principal secretary Richard Lesiyampe when he appeared before the National Assembly’s Public Accounts Committee yesterday. PHOTO | DENNIS ONSONGO | NMG
The National Cereals and Produce Board’s (NCPB) has paid 18 maize merchants, who failed its vetting, a total of Sh1.05 billion, Parliament heard Thursday.
Preliminary findings of an internal audit that was conducted on the purchase of maize to replenish the Strategic Food Reserves indicates that eight traders out of the 18 pocketed a total of Sh607.8 million.
