Blow for Ruto as Another Senior Kalenjin Gets the Axe

Agriculture CS Mwangi Kiunjuri has fired National Cereals and Produce Board (NCPB) MD Albin Sang.

Sang’s term comes to an end, less than one year since he was appointed on interim basis to replace Newton Terer who resigned on 21st May 2018.

Kiunjuri has replaced Sang with Agriculture deputy director Zachary Magara. Magara will become the first non Kalenjin to take charge of the board which is dominated by employees from the Rift Valley.

MEMBERS OF NCPB, LETS CHECK IF REGIONAL BALANCE HERE;
1. Albin R. Sang – Managing Director
2. Cornel Kiprono – General Manager Procurement and Finance
3. Benard Yegon – Risk And Compliance Manager
4. John Ngetich – Board Secretary
5. John Gichuru – Finance Manager

— Julius Mmasi 🇰🇪 (@JuliusMmasi) December 1, 2018

Sang’s termination is poised to raise a storm in the Rift Valley, a region whose leaders have maintained that their leaders are being targeted in the fight against corruption.

The NCPB has been embroiled in multi-million corruption scandals in 2018, involving maize and fertilizer. Some people have called for the board to be disbanded.

Last week Sang said that Deputy President William Ruto’s company Koilel Farm, would receive sh20 million from NCPB after supplying maize in 2019.

The company was among 11 firms that were under EACC investigations for corruption.