Kenya: Top NCPB Officials Arrested Over Fake Fertilizer Scandal

Nairobi — Top officials of the National Cereals and Produce Board (NCPB) are set to face charges Thursday in the fake fertiliser scandal.

NCPB Managing Director Joseph Muna Kimote, Corporate Secretary John Kiplangat Ngetich, and General Marketing Manager John Mbaya Matiri were among those arrested following the Director of Public Prosecution’s approval to charge them alongside a businessman involved in the multi-million deal.

Detectives, acting on the directives of the DPP, swiftly moved to…