Politics
02:15
Thursday November 29, 2018-Bungoma Senator, Moses
Wetangula, wants Treasury Cabinet Secretary, Henry Rotich and former Agriculture
Cabinet Secretary, Willy Bett, prosecuted over illegal maize importation in
year 2017.
In a
report he tabled on the floor of the house on Wednesday, Wetangula who is also
the Ford Kenya party leader, said the two should be prosecuted for being behind
the flooding of imported maize leading to price distortions.
report he tabled on the floor of the house on Wednesday, Wetangula who is also
the Ford Kenya party leader, said the two should be prosecuted for being behind
the flooding of imported maize leading to price distortions.
The
report said the importation opened a floodgate for unscrupulous dealers to
deliver maize to the National Strategic Reserve.
report said the importation opened a floodgate for unscrupulous dealers to
deliver maize to the National Strategic Reserve.
“The two
CSs must take responsibility for the Gazette Notices for the importation. And
the CS agriculture should develop regulations and guidelines on importation of
maize and other food crops, and table them before the Senate within 45 days, “read
the report.
CSs must take responsibility for the Gazette Notices for the importation. And
the CS agriculture should develop regulations and guidelines on importation of
maize and other food crops, and table them before the Senate within 45 days, “read
the report.
“The
crisis that led to the influx of duty-free maize was a ploy by both the public
and private sector players to profiteer from distortion of the maize value
chain. The Gazette Notices No 3575 dated April 13, 2017, No 6398 dated July 3,
2017 and 7248 dated July 27, 2017, were open ended and done without any valid
reasons and justification,” the report added.
crisis that led to the influx of duty-free maize was a ploy by both the public
and private sector players to profiteer from distortion of the maize value
chain. The Gazette Notices No 3575 dated April 13, 2017, No 6398 dated July 3,
2017 and 7248 dated July 27, 2017, were open ended and done without any valid
reasons and justification,” the report added.
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