The ghosts of skewed expenditure on vaccines by the Ministry of Health during the Covid-19 pandemic, the issuance of fake fertilisers to farmers by the government last year, and the controversy surrounding the ongoing livestock vaccination programme returned yesterday to confront Agriculture and Livestock Cabinet Secretary nominee Mutahi Kagwe.
During his vetting, Kagwe appeared before the Speaker Moses Wetang'ula-led National Assembly Committee of Appointments following his nomination by President William Ruto last year.
His predecessor, Andrew Karanja, was nominated to the position of Kenya's ambassador to Brazil.
Kagwe, who served during former President Uhuru Kenyatta's regime, was questioned over the contested expenditure of billions on personal protective equipment (PPE) and medical equipment at the Ministry of Health at the height of the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020.
