National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetangula has allowed an impeachment motion against Agriculture Cabinet Secretary(CS) Mithika Linturi.

The motion tabled by Bumula Member of Parliament Jack Wamboka seeks to impeach Linturi for gross misconduct, gross violation of the Constitution, and committing a crime under national law.

When he okayed the motion, Wetangula was satisfied that it met all the requirements of the law and the standing orders, and allowed MP Wamboka to move the impeachment motion.

“Consequently the grounds for dismissal of the Agriculture CS as contained in the proposed motion comply with the requirements of standing order 641a and 66.”

“In view of the foregoing, the proposed special motion meets the applicable procedural requirement for it to be admitted to the next stage,” he said.

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According to the Speaker’s ruling, the House is supposed to dispose of the motion within seven days after it has been moved and warned that if this doesn’t happen, it will be deemed to have collapsed.

The members are now scheduled to debate the motion on Thursday after Bumula MP moved the impeachment motion amid cheer from the members.

During the debate, the House must agree if they will form a committee of 11 members to investigate the CS and determine if he is guilty of the charges preferred against him.

Speaker Wetangula states the committee will be formed if 117 MPs vote in the affirmative. The committee will have 10 days to investigate the matter before reporting to the House.

“The Select Committee shall within 10 days report to the assembly whether it finds the allegations against the Cabinet Secretary to be substantiated or otherwise. If the Select Committee report finds that the allegations are unsubstantiated, no further proceedings are taken thereafter,” he added.

“However, if the Select Committee report finds that the allegations are substantiated, the House is required to afford the CS an opportunity to be heard and a vote whether to approve a resolution requiring dismissal of the Cabinet Secretary.”

While moving the motion, Wamboka was confident that he has enough evidence to sink the CS and recommend to the President his removal from office.