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Kakamega senator Boni Khalwale has asked President William Ruto to order the arrest of Cabinet Secretary (CS) for Agriculture Mithika Linturi over the fake fertiliser scandal.
Speaking during a church fundraiser in Ebuchenya ACK Church in the Butere constituency, Khalwale said the CS was aware of the fake fertiliser in the country but has refused to take responsibility.
"Arrest CS Mithika Linturi because it has been established he is linked to Kenyans being sold fake fertiliser. Don't let it look like Kenyans voted in thieves, but leaders," Khalwale said.
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Khalwale further called on Ruto to compensate farmers who purchased fake fertiliser and ensure everyone involved in the scheme was punished.
The senator further called for the arrest of Kakamega governor Fernandes Barasa over the distribution of fake fertiliser in the county.
"Governor Barasa should be arrested for acquiring fake fertiliser for the people of Kakamega. I call on the president to have him arrested and the people given back their money," Khalwale added.
The outspoken senator told the president not to allow a few individuals to sabotage his agenda of fighting food insecurity in Kenya.
The chairperson of the National Council of Churches in Kenya (NCCK), Timothy Ndambuki, also called on accountability to ensure Kenyan farmer do not lose their money in fertiliser scandal.
"People should be morally accountable for the fertiliser issue. Why would someone feed their greed at the expense of the farmers' money and the production of food in the country?" Ndambuki said.
Aldai MP Marianne Kitany was linked to the scandal but denied the allegations, asking her brother Collins Kipchumba, who was mentioned in the matter, "to carry his own cross,".
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CS Mithika Linturi (l) and Kakamega Senator Boni Khalwale.
Fertiliser scam: Boni Khalwale tells President Ruto to fire Agriculture
Fertiliser scam: Boni Khalwale tells President Ruto to fire Agriculture