Kenya: How corruption is killing farming

Last year, communities in Maai Mahiu and Kajiado lost at least 140 animals after they sprayed them with chemicals bought from unscrupulous suppliers. Now, investigations reveal that the safety and quality of agro-vet chemicals in Kenya could be compromised following allegations of corruption at the Pest Control Products Board. A clique comprising officials who have been at the board for decades are said to demand as much as $5,000 (about Sh400,000) as inducement to register an agrochemical product and give it the nod to be offered for sale.