Clean up mess at national cereals board

The National Cereals and Produce Board (NCPB) Depot in Eldoret. [KEVIN TUNOI, STANDARD]

With new revelations of the purchase of maize by the National Cereals and Produce Board (NCPB), quantifying the extent of corruption in Kenya is a herculean task.

Barely two weeks after the scandal involving the loss of billions of shillings at the National Youth Service, it has emerged that NCPB paid Sh2 billion to eight individuals who supplied imported maize whose authenticity is suspect.