152 suspects to be probed over NCPB maize scandal

Agriculture CS Mwangi Kiunjuri (centre), Chief Administrative Secretary Andrew Tuimor (left) and PS Hamadi Boga when they addressed the Press in Nairobi, yesterday. [Pius Cheruiyot, Standard]

The Government is finally training its guns on maize cartels who profiteered from the scandal at National Cereals and Produce Board.

The cry and protests by maize farmers have been loud, attracting the attention of President Uhuru Kenyatta, who only last week publicly gave a tongue lashing to his Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Mwangi Kiunjuri to either act, and do so swiftly, or face the consequences over the scandal.