MPs Uncover Ksh1 Billion Unsupported Expenditure at Govt Company
The members of parliament specifically grilled the company's management on Ksh1 billion of unsupported expenditure under a govt subsidy program...
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The National Assembly's Public Investment Committee on Social Services, Administration, and Agriculture has uncovered significant financial and administrative irregularities at the New Kenya Planters Cooperative Union (NKPCU), including Ksh1 billion in unsupported expenditure.
- The committee grilled CEO Timothy Mirugi regarding Ksh940 million for farm inputs and Ksh61 million for awareness campaigns under the Farm Input Subsidy Program, with supporting documents deemed incomplete.
- Director of Finance and Accounting Ednah Kerubo was questioned for an unauthorized budget overrun of Ksh73 million, exceeding the approved budget of Ksh452 million.
- Concerns were also raised over the unlawful retention of eight public officers beyond the mandatory retirement age of 60 without proper approval, a move criticized by Navakholo MP Emmanuel Wangwe for denying opportunities to younger Kenyans.
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Civil Servant Arrested for Forgery as MPs Probe Ksh1 Billion Irregularity - December 2025
The National Assembly's Public Investment Committee has uncovered Ksh1 billion in unsupported expenditure at the New Kenya Planters Cooperative Union (NKPCU), a government company. The committee noted significant financial and administrative irregularities. Separately, DCI detectives arrested Maroa Sammy Maroa, a civil servant and economist with the State Department for Cabinet Affairs, for alleged forgery schemes. Maroa is accused of forging a letter to influence the police recruitment process. He was also previously accused of forging a letter to promote himself to director.
