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NCPB CEO Albin Sang when he appeared before the National Assembly Public Investment Committee on audit queries at parliament on June 6, 2018. [Boniface Okendo/Standard]
A parliamentary watchdog committee has directed the Auditor General to undertake an urgent forensic audit on alleged Sh1.9 billion maize scandal.
The Public Investment Committee (PIC) gave the directions even as the besieged National Cereals and Produce Board (NCPB) revealed it had sent two top managers on compulsory leave to pave way for investigations.
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