A firm owned by DP Ruto’s family is being investigated by EACC over the supply of Kshs20.8 million maize to the National Cereals and Produce Board (NCPB).
According to the EACC, Koilel Firm was paid Kshs20.8 million for supplying 11,844 bags of maize to the Eldoret deport.
Koilel Farm Limited was registered on October 2, 2015, in the name of the Deputy President William Ruto’s wife Rachael Chebet Ruto and son Nicholas Kipkurgat Ruto.
On October 17, EACC wrote to the Strategic Food Reserve Trust Fund stating that the firm was among 62 others that were “of particular interest to EACC enquiries”.
However it does not state when the maize was supplied.
Ruto’s representatives confirmed supplying maize to the NCPB.
Koilel farm lawyer Kipchumba Karori told the Star that Ruto had 430 acres of maize in Moiben constituency and had supplied about 6,000 bags of maize.
“I have the clustered weight and how it was delivered and the vehicle number that delivered and the time when the vehicle checked into the Eldoret Cereals and Produce Board,” he mentioned.
The lawyer further intimated that EACC visited an agrovet in Eldoret where Koilel Farm bought inputs and received a clean bill of heath.
Some Rift Valley MPs have in the past called for an investigation into Ruto’s involvement in the maize business.
