CASH CRISIS FEARS

WHY MOI NOTES

ARE BACK IN
CIRCULATION
— SEE PAGE 16

TUESDAY, JANUARY 27, 2009 Sh35/00

OBAMA
No. 489

Photo/CHARLES KIMANI

WANTS
BIG FISH GET RID OF THEM ALL: Ruto

ARRESTED
Ruto
sweeps
NCPB
Photo/CHARLES KIMANI
clean
BY SOLOMON KIRIMI

USA comes AGRICULTURE Minister Wil-

out against
liam Ruto yesterday disbanded
the National Cereals and Produce
Board members, sacked two

impunity general managers and sent on

compulsory leave or dismissed
another 17 managers over the
BY FRANCIS MUREITHI maize scam.
Apart from trimming the top
THE United States yesterday told heavy management structure
President Kibaki and Prime Minister from 14 to four departments,
Raila Odinga to pursue high and Ruto also appointed a new board
mighty Kenyans who are involved of directors which includes Dr.
in corruption and that America Adrian Wekulo Mukhebi, an ar-
would no longer accept cosmetic dent campaigner for the rights of
prosecutions. small scale farmers. He is also the
Speaking in the presence of Raila, executive director of Kenya Agri-
US ambassador to Kenya Michael cultural Commodities Exchange.
Ranneberger categorically stated Others are Elias Barre Shill, a
that it was time for the Grand former Member of Parliament
Coalition government to deal ruth- for Fafi and Ms Rozaah Akinyi
lessly with the big fish involved in Buyu who was the coordinator of
graft saying America will go for WHO DID IT?: the Orange Women Democrats.
Ranneberger and
Raila yesterday.
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