Heated debate looms over Duale’s two-thirds gender Bill

By Erick Owenga,

A heated debate on the two-thirds gender bill proposed by Majority Leader Aden Duale is expected to take centre stage at the National Assembly. Som...

duale , Gender bill

Jubilee MPs now want DP Ruto probed over maize scandal

By John Wanyama,

A section of Members of Parliament allied to Jubilee now want Deputy President William Ruto probed over maize and fertilizer scandals in the country. ...

DP Ruto , maize scandal , Nandi Hills legislator Alfred Keter , NCPB

Gov’t releases Ksh.2.1B to pay maize farmers dues 

By Citizen Reporter,

Deputy President William Ruto says the government has released Ksh.2.1 billion to pay the debt for maize delivered to National Cereals and Produce Boa...

Over 50 tonnes of expired beans in Nyamira, says Kiunjuri

By Vincent Maruga,

There are more than 50 tonnes of expired beans in a silo belonging to the National Cereals and Produce Board (NCPB) in Nyansiongo, Nyamira County. Thi...

Agriculture CS Mwangi Kiunjuri , expired beans , maize scandal , Nyamira

Revealed: How Ksh.17B maize fund was looted at NCPB

By Enock Sikolia,

The National Treasury has revealed how traders conned the Kenyan government out of Ksh.17billion in just five months at the height of maize shortage l...

maize scandal , NCPB

Rogue maize traders put on notice as Uhuru orders pay for farmers

By Vincent Maruga,

President Uhuru Kenyatta has called for the arrest and prosecution of those who embezzled funds allocated to the National Cereals and Produce Board (N...

corruption , Maize crisis , NCPB scandal , Uhuru kenyatta

226 fake maize farmers unearthed in NCPB scandal

By Citizen Reporter,

An audit into the alleged multi-billion-shilling maize scandal at the National Cereals and Produce Board (NCPB) has unearthed over 200 ghost farmers. ...

maize farmers , NCPB

Taxpayers to lose billions as gov’t set to sell maize at a loss

By Sam Gituku,

Even before investigative agencies unravel the Ksh.11.5 billion maize procurement scandal, the country could lose at least Ksh.3.2 billion shillings f...

Agriculture CS Mwangi Kiunjuri , maize , NCPB , Senate Committee

Lesiyampe, NCPB boss Terer released on Ksh.6M bail

By Dzuya Walter,

Agriculture PS Richard Lesiyampe and two other suspects in the National Cereals and Produce Board (NCPB) maize scandal have been released on Ksh.6 m...

Cornel Kiprotich Ng’elechey , maize scandal , NCPB , Newton Terer , Richard Lesiyampe

Maize scandal: Eight suspects due in court this afternoon, 8 others wanted

By Citizen Reporter,

Eight suspects in the National Cereals and Produce Board (NCPB) maize scandal will be appear in court on Thursday afternoon where they will be charged...

maize scandal , NCPB , Richard Lesiyampe

Agriculture PS Lesiyampe, six NCPB officials arrested

By Ian Omondi,

Agriculture PS Richard Lesiyampe, former National Cereals and Produce Board (NCPB) boss Newton Terer and four others have been arrested over irregular...

maize scandal , NCPB , Richard Lesiyampe

Agriculture PS Richard Lesiyampe, 6 others to be arrested over maize scandal

By Citizen Reporter,

The Director of Public Prosecution has ordered that Richard Lesiyampe, the Agriculture PS, and six others be prosecuted over the maize scandal. Inv...

NCPB maize scam , Richard Lesiyampe

Rift MPs call for release of maize farmers’ pay

By Daniel Korir,

Legislators from the rift valley are calling on the government to release funds to clear payment to maize farmers who supplied to the national Cereals...

agriculture , maize , NCPB , Rift Valley , Samson Cherargei , Treasury

Keter points fingers at DP Ruto allies, links them to corruption scandals

By Cyrus Sholim,

Nandi Hills MP Alfred Keter has urged Deputy President William Ruto to shun politicians with selfish interests if he wants to take over the country's ...

Alfred Keter

Sugar scandal: MPs claim KRA lost Ksh.10B, want CS Rotich sacked

By Vincent Afande,

A section of Luhya politicians, led by Lugari MP Ayub Savula are now demanding for the sacking of Treasury Cabinet Secretary Henry Rotich following th...

Adan Mohamed , Fred Matiang'i , Henry Rotich , Interim Head of the Sugar Directorate Solomon Odera , KRA , Mwangi Kiunjuri

MPs want Uhuru to form commission of inquiry into sugar, maize scandal

By Benjamin Muriuki,

A section of Members of Parliament have petitioned President Uhuru Kenyatta to form a commission of inquiry to unravel those behind the illicit import...

Commission of Inquiry , maize scandal , sugar scandal , Uhuru kenyatta

NCBP to be merged with two State firms, Ruto says

By DPPS,

Deputy President William Ruto has revealed plans to merge three State corporations. They include the Agricultural Finance Corporation (AFC), Nation...

Agricultural Development Corporation , Agricultural Finance Corporation , NCPB

Kenya’s ‘budget for the rich’ pushes poor to the brink

By Reuters,

A few metres from Kenya’s Parliament where the Treasury CS read his budget, Deborah Mwandagina, deputy principal of a school in Mukuru Slum, is unim...

2018/2019 budget , Treasury Cabinet Secretary Henry Rotich

Multi-billion scandal unearthed at National Irrigation Board

By Stephen Letoo,

The Auditor General has unearthed a scandal at the National Irrigation Board where billions of shillings were sank into projects that yielded little f...

Auditor General Edward Ouko , Galana Kulalu Irrigation project , maize scandal

CS Kiunjuri given deadline as maize scandal probe continues

By Mbuthia Bashir,

Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Mwangi Kiunjuri has been given 21 days to come up with an elaborate report and tally of the physical count of maize in s...

Agriculture CS Mwangi Kiunjuri , DCIO , EACC , Fertilizer scandal , maize scandal , NCPB scandal