Sh300m maize declared as unfit sold to consumers
Summary
The government sold a quarter of maize stocks worth Sh342.3 million that had been condemned as unfit for human consumption, exposing consumers to cancer.
Parliament heard that the State released 51,640 bags worth Sh100.48 million or 30.3 percent of the total unfit stock of 176,225 bags
The maize was sold despite the Ministry of Public Health establishing that the 90-kilogramme packaged bags “contained high levels of aflatoxin and therefore unfit for human consumption.”
Friday July 23 2021
By EDWIN MUTAI
Summary
The government sold a quarter of maize stocks worth Sh342.3 million that had been condemned as unfit for human consumption, exposing consumers to cancer.
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