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Five suspended on corruption allegations

The Ministry of Agriculture was given the sixth largest share of the proposed Development Budget PIC: MORERI SEJAKGOMO
The Ministry of Agriculture was given the sixth largest share of the proposed Development Budget PIC: MORERI SEJAKGOMO

Five Ministry of Agriculture employees have been suspended pending investigations into corruption allegations involving P24 million.

According to information gathered by Mmegi, the five employees including a Director were suspended after P24 million was used to drill just three boreholes under the Livestock Management and Infrastructure Development (LIMID) programmme.

“Reports were made alleging that the employees could have benefitted from the money as it was thought to be exorbitant. They have since been suspended while the Ministry is investigating the matter.

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