A labourer harvests pyrethrum at a farm in Bahati, Nakuru, on February 12, 2016. Farmers at Pyrethrum Processing Company of Kenya are accusing officials of mismanagement. PHOTO | SULEIMAN MBATIAH | NATION MEDIA GROUP
The newly appointed Managing Director Paul Lolwerikoi is also alleged to have allocated himself more than Sh2 million allowances for a period of one month he has been in office.
The workers said the company’s vehicles are grounded, making it difficult for them to pick flowers from farmers.
A storm is brewing at the cash-strapped Pyrethrum Processing Company of Kenya (PPCK) following claims of funds mismanagement and corruption.
Workers claimed the top management of the agency, formerly the Pyrethrum Board of Kenya, is misappropriating funds through unnecessary seminars, trainings, road shows, exhibitions and irregular exorbitant procurements.
