OCP Kenya is once again at the heart of a new scandal with the authorities of the East Africa country. According to an article published Friday by one of the largest newspapers in Kenya the Standard, the Moroccan firm is accusing the Kenyan Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) and the Director of Criminal Investigation of ignoring a court's decision. The firm believes that the two agencies must be «cited for contempt of court», for «going against orders issued by the High Court for fresh tests of fertilizer at a Mombasa warehouse». According to the Moroccan importer, the two Kenyan agencies did not take fresh samples of its Mombasa plant, as dictated by a decision taken on February the 13th by the High Court judge Ogembo, and scheduled for Thursday. «This did not take place (…) after local police claimed they had not received any instructions from their bosses in Nairobi to allow the fresh tests», wrote the Kenyan newspaper. Speaking to the same source the firm's lawyer Paul Muite said that he «personally visited their offices, they said they had not received instructions from their offices». For the record, the issue dates back to June, 2018, when the Kenyan authorities accused OCP fertilizers of being «contaminated or substandard». OCP suspends shipments to Kenya, after a vessel carrying its cargo «fled» the Mombasa port Replying to accusations, OCP said in a statement, that it rejects these claims in their entirety as they reflect neither the commercial practices nor the rigorous quality-assurance processes to which OCP Kenya adheres». The company said that «OCP Kenya complied fully with Kenyan procedures and regulations in place».
