The special committee of the National Assembly investigating the impeachment motion against Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Mithika Linturi is expected to present its findings to Parliament next Monday.
The eleven-member committee approved last week is looking into the accusations against the minister of agriculture in the impeachment motion Bumula MP Jack Wamboka sponsored.
Speaker of the National Assembly Moses Wetangula called a special meeting for May 13 in a notice he sent out on Monday. The committee's task is to report to the House whether the accusations against Linturi are true.
"Now therefore, it is notified to all Members of the National Assembly and the general public that pursuant to the provisions of Article 152(7)(b) of the Constitution and Standing Orders 64(3) and 66, I have appointed Monday, May 13 2024 at 2:30 p.m. as the day and time for a Special Sitting of the House to receive the report of the said Select Committee," said Wetangula.
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MP Wamboka has listed three grounds for impeachment against CS Linturi: egregious misconduct, substantial grounds to suspect that CS has broken national law, and flagrant violations of the Constitution or any other law.
The accusations concern the purchase and distribution of fertilizer subsidized by the government, which is currently being investigated for possible phony claims.
No further action will be taken if the select committee finds the allegations unfounded.
Should the allegations be substantiated, the National Assembly shall allow the Cabinet Secretary to be heard before deciding on the matter.
President William Ruto will fire the minister if the motion to accept the select committee's report is approved by a majority of the House's 176 members.
Wetangula also mentioned that the House Business Committee had identified a few other issues that needed to be resolved immediately, and lawmakers will discuss those during the special session on May 13.
These are the Departmental Committee on Finance and National Planning report on the Ratification of the Multilateral Convention to Implement Tax Treaty Related Measures to Prevent Base Erosion and Profit Shifting, as well as the Senate amendments to the Division of Revenue Bill (National Assembly Bill No. 14 of 2024).
The Committee of the Whole House and Third Reading of the National Disaster Risk Management Bill (National Assembly Bill No. 24 of 2023) and the Committee of the Whole House on the Senate amendments to the Division of Revenue Bill (National Assembly Bill No. 14 of 2024) are the other two.
The National Assembly will reconvene on June 4 following a protracted recess that began on May 2.
