Diligently handle Linturi probe and fertiliser scam
Agriculture and Livestock Development Cabinet Secretary Mithika Linturi (right) with his lawyer Muthomi Thiankolu before the select committee handling a motion to impeach him at County Hall in Nairobi.
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What had been billed as an innovative initiative by the government to boost food and cash crop production, the fertiliser subsidy programme is turning out to be a most intriguing development.
As various agencies investigate possible looting by the officials involved, Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Mithika Linturi is facing impeachment by the National Assembly over the handling of the fertiliser subsidy programme. Meanwhile, investigators are looking into the suspected looting of billions abetted by officials and suppliers.
