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Kiunjuri in more trouble over Sh1.8b maize cash

Former Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Mwangi Kiunjuri at a past function in Laikipia County. [File, Standard]

Sacked Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Mwangi Kiunjuri was yesterday grilled by the anti-graft agency in an ongoing investigation into an alleged illegal payment of Sh1.8 billion for maize supply.

The money was withdrawn from the accounts of the Strategic Food Reserve Trust Fund at Central Bank last year and paid by the Agriculture ministry to a private company as a pending bill for the maize bought during the 2016/2017 financial year.

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