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State officials in court over Sh5 billion lost in maize scandal

Noordin Haji
Director of Public Prosecution Noordin Haji

Officials of a State agency spent Sh5 billion above what had been budgeted for to purchase maize from farmers, a court has heard.

Director of Public Prosecutions Noordin Haji told a magistrate's court yesterday that the Strategic Food Reserve Oversight Board (SFROB) had planned to spend Sh6 billion to buy maize from farmers for the financial year 2017/2018, but the amount went up to Sh11 billion.

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