Former Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Mwangi Kiunjuri’s woes seem to be not yet over after getting axed by president Uhuru Kenyatta over incompetence.
An ongoing investigations into alleged illegal payment of Sh1.8 billion for maize supply got Kiunjuri grilled by EACC officers on Monday.
He was summoned to the EACC offices where he spent the better part of Monday afternoon responding to the questions from detectives on the payment to Commodity House Limited on June 28, 2019 for maize supply to National Cereals Produce Board (NCPB).
According to reports by The Standard, Kiunjuri was summoned through a letter dated January 14 – on the same day he was fired by President Uhuru Kenyatta and replaced by Peter Munya.
The letter states the commission is investigating allegations of corruption in the supply and delivery of white maize in the financial year 2016/2017 which was procured by the ministry.
Former Agriculture Principal Secretary Richard Lesiyampe was also questioned over the matter.
