NCPB managers assisted maize scam, says audit

National Cereals and Produce Board CEO Albin Sang when he appeared before the National Assembly's Public Investment Committee on Tuesday. [Boniface Okendo, Standard]

An internal audit has revealed how cereals board silo managers ignored basic regulations on purchase of maize, leading to unaccounted process of deliveries and payments.

The report shows how traders, assisted by National Cereals and Produce Board (NCPB) officers at the depots, infiltrated the process, as there was hardly vetting conducted to ensure that only genuine farmers delivered cereals.