Leaders from the North Rift are calling for the intervention of President Uhuru Kenyatta in the Sh2 billion National Cereals and Produce Board (NCPB) scandal.
Nandi Hills MP Alfred Keter and his Moiben counterpart Silas Tiren want President Uhuru to intervene and bring to book the culprit.
According to the two, there are influential individuals whom they accused of importing maize and supplying to NCPB at the expense of genuine farmers.
“We should be given the names of those who filled NCPB depots with maize. Many farmers cannot cater for their families. Some have huge hospital bills. The President should give me a chance and I will show him all the thieves,” said Mr Keter.
Keter added that he has a dossier on all corrupt prominent personalities who enriched themselves from maize deliveries to NCPB.He has threatened to make the names public if Agriculture CS Mwangi Kiunjuri does not expose them.
“We thought they would use the positions they hold to fight for and champion the interests and welfare of farmers. It is sad that the same people are benefitting from scandals by influencing systems in a way to benefit corrupt cartels. The President should intervene. He is the only one we can trust in this,” said Keter.