Tale of grain spaces leased out to private traders as neglect hurts food basket

Stacks of maize at the Eldoret National Cereals and Produce Board (NCPB) depot. 12-11-2018. [Kevin Tunoi, Standard]

Grain storage facilities owned by the government and run by the National Cereals and Produce Board (NCPB) are in a deplorable state, with many of them falling apart due to years of neglect.

Roof leakages, poor ventilation and a general lack of care for the stores that house Kenya’s strategic reserves have become an unwelcome hallmark for the facilities, Saturday Standard has established.