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Lesiyampe attracts wrath of House committee for snubbing subsidised fertiliser probe

Agriculture Principal Secretary Richard Lesiyampe

Agriculture Principal Secretary Richard Lesiyampe yesterday failed to turn up for a parliamentary committee hearing to respond to audit queries.

The National Assembly's Public Accounts Committee (PAC) wanted him to clear the air over queries raised by Auditor General Edward Ouko in relation to possible irregularities in the purchase of subsidised fertiliser. There are concerns the Government could have lost Sh274.5 million.

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