William Ruto has suspended 27 government officers including KRA, KEBS, DCI and Anti Counterfeit Agency over irregular release of ‘poisonous’ sugar.
The press release by Head of the Public Service Felix Koskei states that the sugar consignment comprising of 20,000 bags (each 50kgs) had been imported into the country in the year 2018 and condemned by the Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS) and NEMA unfit for human consumption
In response to the serious allegations, Ruto has authorised the suspension of several government officers pending thorough investigations
The said sugar had been earmarked for conversion into industrial ethanol.
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They are;
Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS)
Kenya Revenue Authority
National Police Service
Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI)
Agriculture and Food Authority (AFA)
Others are;
“KEBS condemned the consignment as unfit for human consumption and directed that the consignment be reshipped and destroyed at the owner’s cost,” said Koskei.
Koskei further said that KEBS National Standards Council approved destruction through conversion of the consignment for industrial ethanol use.
“The industrial ethanol conversion was to be implemented under the joint supervision of KEBS and the National Environment Management Authority (NEMA), within a multi-agency framework. The condition precedent to the conversion were; involvement of all the concerned regulatory agencies; sourcing a distiller through an open and competitive tendering process; and securing the payment of applicable taxes and statutory fees,” said Koskei.
The Head of Public Service further noted that the consignment was released.
“It has since been established that the consignment was irregularly diverted and uprocedurally released. Further, the conditions relating to open and competitive enlisting of the distiller were breached and the applicable taxes were not paid.” Said Koskei.
Koskei called on all public officers to uphold their civic duty and the ethos of honesty, integrity and accountability.
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