Fake Fertilizer May Lead to Kenyan Agriculture Minister’s Ouster
- Lawmakers agree to investigate Agriculture Secretary Linturi
- Farmers bought substandard additives in state subsidy program
Fertiliser is spread around crops on a pine tree plantation in Mount Kenya National Park, Kenya.
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Kenyan lawmakers are demanding the dismissal of the nation’s agriculture secretary after government agencies distributed fake fertilizer through a subsidy program, the latest scandal to hit President William Ruto’s government.
Eighty percent of legislators present in parliament on Thursday voted in favor of Mithika Linturi’s removal for allegedly flouting constitutional provisions on integrity and the prudent use of public resources, according to the motion in the National Assembly. The minister is alleged to have approved the “procurement and distribution of fake fertilizer.”