Director of Public Prosecutions Noordin Haji has directed the arrest and prosecution of Agriculture Principal Secretary Richard Lesiyampe over irregular purchase of maize by the cereals board.
The National Cereals and Produce Board (NCPB) is on the spot over some Sh2 billion paid to traders who supplied it with huge quantities of maize at the expense of farmers.
About 13 traders are said to have colluded with top managers of the board and this saw the billions of shillings paid to them in a month.
NCPB Managing Director Newton Terer resigned in May after Dr Lesiyampe questioned the dealings at the parastatal.
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