Azimio MP Claims She Allegedly Turned Down KSh 5m Allegedly Offered By Mithika Linturi To Be Saved

• Bumula MP Jack Wamboka claimed that Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Mithika Linturi survived the impeachment motion through bribery
• Wamboka alleged that Busia MP Catherine Omanyo was offered KSh 5 million to vote in favour of Linturi, which she refused
• Wamboka stated that despite Linturi surviving the motion, it was clear that Kenyans lacked confidence in him
• He asserted that the 149 MPs who supported the motion, representing 29 million Kenyans, had expressed a vote of no confidence in Linturi

Didacus Malowa, a journalist at TUKO.co.ke, brings over three years of experience covering politics and current affairs in Kenya.

Nairobi - Corruption allegations have rocked the National Assembly after the special committee probing the impeachment motion against Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Mithika Linturi cleared him.

Bumula MP Jack Wamboka, who sponsored Linturi's impeachment motion, claimed the embattled CS had survived through bribery.

Addressing journalists outside parliament on Monday, May 13, the lawmaker claimed that there was evidence of corruption.

Flanked by Busia MP Catherine Omanyo and Githunguri MP Gathoni Wamuchomba, Wamboka alleged the former was enticed with KSh 5 million to vote in favour of the CS.

The MP alleged that Omanyo turned down the offer, adding that she warned her colleagues about taking the money.

"You know, there have been allegations of money here. My sister Omanyo, she was offered KSh 5 million, she refused and said she'll stand with Kenyans. She even told those guys they were almost fighting in here and told them that money was cancer to them. It is public knowledge that these people have been walking around here eating money but we leave them to Kenyans," he stated.

What is Wamboka's view on Linturi's impeachment

The lawmaker put up a brave face after Linturi survived the motion, observing that it was clear Kenyans lacked confidence in the CS.

According to Wamboka, those who supported the motion spoke loudly, adding that 29 million Kenyans had taken a stand.

"149 Members of Parliament, we've done the math, they represent 29 million Kenyans, they've said Mithika Linturi isn't fit to be a minister; that is a vote of no confidence. Whatever Linturi does, Parliament doesn't have faith in him as the Minister of Agriculture. So for me, we've won," he added.

Jack Wamboka claims his life is in danger

Earlier, the Bumula MP claimed that his life was in danger.

Wamboka disclosed that unmarked vehicles and strange individuals had been monitoring his movements since he moved the motion.

He added that he was forced to beef up his security team because of the fear for his life.

What else you need to know about Mithika Linturi's impeachment

• The embattled CS claimed that his ex-wife, Marianne Keitany, was behind the motion to impeach him
• Linturi was hurt by Bumula MP Jack Wamboka's remarks on his failed relationship with MP Keitany
• Kenyans reacted to Mithika Linturi's announcement to address the African Union Summit on fertiliser amid the scandal
• The CS claimed that the former president Uhuru Kenyatta's administration threw him out of his house for supporting President William Ruto

Proofreading by Otukho Jackson, a multimedia journalist and copy editor at TUKO.co.ke

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Busia MP Catherine Omanyo.

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