Heads to roll as CS Felix Koskei moves in to crack whip over export scandal

Cabinet Secretary for Agriculture Felix Koskei says managers in charge of the specific departments that clear exports will be investigated. [PHOTO: FILE/STANDARD]

NAIROBI, KENYA: Jobs of senior managers with three State agriculture-based directorates are on the chopping board as government intensifies efforts to save the country from losing the lucrative European Union market following claims of traders cleared to export produce with high levels of pesticides.

Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries Cabinet Secretary Felix Koskei, over the weekend, said an audit will be carried out in the State agencies charged with clearing local produce for export to EU market.