The bad state of NCPB's stores as CS cancels leases to private entities

Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Mwangi Kiunjuri inspects maize grains at the Eldoret National Cereals and Produce Board (NCPB) depot. The CS noted that maize farmers will benefit from the buying centres that will be located nearer to them instead of transporting the produce to the depots. He added that there needs to be a discussion with farmers on the best prices for their produce. 12-11-2018. [Kevin Tunoi, Standard]

Despite holding thousands of bags of maize, beans and other cereal produce, some National Cereals and Produce Board (NCPB) stores have been neglected and are in a deplorable state, the Saturday Standard has established.

Some of the facilities in Kitale, one of the leading cereals producing regions in the North Rift, carry the image of a long abandoned establishment, while others have leaking roofs, posing a great risk of food contamination.