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Linturi's fate lies in the hands of 11-member House committee

Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Mithika Linturi. [File, Standard]

Eleven members of a select parliamentary committee now decide the fate of Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Mithika Linturi after the House on Thursday voted in favour of a motion to impeach him.

During the debate, MPs held Linturi's feet to the fire even as Kenya Kwanza legislators defied their party line to join their Azimio counterparts in recommending the sacking of the CS and the subsequent formation of the select committee to investigate accusations levelled against him.

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