Speed up graft probe on maize cartels, urges CS Munya
Agriculture CS Peter Munya toured the National Cereals and Produce Board’s Eldoret Depot control room after meeting farmers, pledging to dismantle maize sector cartels. He urged the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission to disclose findings of its maize scandal report. Munya, speaking in Eldoret, addressed farmers’ ongoing hardships due to the scandal, emphasizing the need for justice. Allegations of middlemen profiting from maize deliveries led to payment suspensions, impacting farmers who used maize as loan collateral.
Agriculture CS Peter Munya tours the National Cereals and Produce Board, Eldoret Depot’s control room, after meeting farmers. He vowed to dismantle cartels in the maize sector. [Kevin Tunoi, Standard]
Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Peter Munya has asked the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission to make the findings of its report on the maize scandal public.
Speaking in Eldoret on Thursday evening after meeting farmers from North Rift ahead of the official opening of Eldoret Agricultural Show, the CS said farmers affected by the scandal are still suffering.
“Investigators should give us the status of the cases so that we can know the way forward. Those found culpable should face the full force of the law,” he said.
The CS added that farmers have been reaching out to him over the matter as many of them are unable to service the bank loans they had taken using maize as the collateral.
Several locals had been accused of acting as middlemen between genuine farmers and delivering thousands of bags to the National Cereals and Produce Board and in return pocketing millions of shillings. This prompted the government to halt payments for maize deliveries as a probe into maize cartel commenced.
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