The Ethics and Anti-corruption Commission (EACC) has interrogated six National Cereals and Produce Board (NCPB) officials from the North Rift region over the Sh2 billion maize scandal.
The senior managers and key staff from the six depots are suspected to be involved in the smuggling of cheap maize from Uganda that was delivered to the board’s buying centres.
EACC deputy director in charge of North Rift Jackson Mue, on Tuesday said 70 per cent of the Sh2 billion lost was transacted in the six depots.
Mr Mue said his team has compiled a list of officers and farmers suspected to have been involved in the scam and their names will be made public Wednesday.
He added that they will be arraigned in court soon to face charges of misuse of public funds.
The targeted NCPB depots are Eldoret, Moi’s Bridge, Kitale, Bungoma, Kisumu and Nakuru.
According to Mr Mue, the scandal involves several individuals who delivered the cheaply imported maize to NCPB depots at night and received prompt payment.
Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Mwangi Kiunjuri has admitted that some powerful individuals were behind the maize scam.
He has however maintained that the officials are not in his ministry and has promised to table an audit report on the scam’s beneficiaries.