We lose close Sh1 billion in moving maize across the country says CS Mwangi Kiunjuri

Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Mwangi Kiunjuri at National Cereals and Produce Board silos in Kisumu on November 13, 2018. Kiunjuri was not happy with the management of the silos over the coloration of the maize in their custody. (Denish Ochieng/ Standard)

Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Mwangi Kiunjuri has claimed that the country loses Sh1 billion every year moving maize from one location to another because designated maize storage facilities around the country have been leased out to private businessmen.

In an interview with Saturday Standard, Kiunjuri said negligence, omissions or intentional bad decisions were costing the country millions of shillings. The CS fingered some National Cereals and Produce Board (NCPB) for the losses.