Agriculture CS MWANGI KIUNJURI stops the leasing out of NCPB depots - See the plans that he has for them as he fights cartels
News 05:13
Monday
November 19, 2018 - Agriculture CS, Mwangi Kiunjuri, halted
leases of all depots belonging to the National Cereals and Produce Board
(NCPB).
Speaking yesterday, Kiunjuri
noted that the depots are required to be freed as soon as possible so as
to allow room for the purchase of more farm produce from farmers.
"We cannot continue with
this trend.”
“Why should we be forced to
use taxpayers’ money to pay transporters to transfer our maize from some of our
silos to others and save space for private businesspeople?" wondered
Kiunjuri.
According to the CS, after
terminating the leases, he will now cut down on the costs of
transporting cereals using private transporters.
“No single bag of maize will
be moved from one silo to another.”
“After we cancel the leases,
we will use that space to store the new produce that we will purchase from
farmers,” he added.
The Kenyan DAILY POST
