NCPB lost Sh400 million for purchase of gunny bags

Gunny bags with maize at a storage facility. NCPB cannot account for half of the Sh842 million budget allocated to buying such bags. [File, Standard]

National Cereals and Produce Board (NCPB) lost over Sh400 million in the purchase of gunny bags, MPs were told.

The board had allocated Sh842 million for the purchase of the storage materials but spent only Sh401 in the procurement.