Parliament committee save CS Linturi from impeachment over fake fertiliser
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Parliament committee dismisses impeachment motion against Agriculture CS Mithika Linturi over fake fertiliser scandal
Parliament committee dismisses impeachment motion against Agriculture CS Mithika Linturi over fake fertiliser scandal.
Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Mithika Linturi has been cleared of any wrongdoing in the sale of fake fertilizer to farmers under the government subsidy programme.
According to reports by Daily Nation, seven MPs in the 11-member committee voted to save Mr Linturi from impeachment.
The committee, chaired by Marsabit Woman Representative Naomi Waqo, was formed to investigate the grounds for impeachment in a motion tabled by Bumula MP Wanami Wamboka.
MPs from the ruling coalition who are part of the committee include Waqo, Samuel Chepkonga, George Murugara, Jane Maina, Moses Injendi and Kassim Tandaza.
Azimio was represented by Robert Mbui, TJ Kajwang, Catherine Omanyo and Yussuf Farah.
Jubilee Party which was recognised as a minority party in Parliament by Speaker Moses Wetangula was represented by Racheal Nyamai.
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A committee member claimed members were carefully selected to “save Mr Linturi.” “I am not casting any aspersions, but if you look at the members representing the majority side, they were not chosen to investigate the matter but had clear instructions to exonerate the CS,” the MP said.
The Kenya Kwanza Alliance side, which had the majority of the members in the committee, voted to save Linturi.
Ainabkoi lawmaker Samuel Chepkong’a abstained from voting.
There was a lot of horse-trading, as some members said the impeachment motion had been reduced to a relationship issue between Linturi and his ex-wife, committee member Maryanne Kitany.
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