Pressure Mounts as CS Linturi Names Leaders Who Had Direct Role in Fake Fertilizer.
Pressure Mounts as CS Linturi Names Leaders Who Direct Role in Fake Fertilizer: Speaking during his grilling at the National Assembly Committee, Mithika Linturi revealed that he had no direct role in the fake fertiliser and there is only two people with such roles.
Linturi went ahead to throw , Agriculture PS Paul Rono and NCPB boss Joseph Kimote under the bus, saying that these are the individuals who have direct authority and therefore should be the one on the receiving end.
“Anyone who directly or indirectly has no responsibility under the law may not be blamed for the fake fertiliser but those people vested with the responsibility of procurement are the ones who are supposed to be answerable.”
Linturi further revealed that NCPB managing director was suspended last week without a clear idea why the board took the step.
He stated, “NCPB is a state agency in my ministry with an accounting officer who is the MD, with responsibilities defined by an Act of Parliament. My role in the NCPB is to appoint the managing director on recommendation of the board.”