{"count":1608389,"next":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/?format=json&page=139073","previous":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/?format=json&page=139071","results":[{"id":1407131,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1407131/?format=json","text_counter":55,"type":"other","speaker_name":"","speaker_title":"","speaker":null,"content":"the press conference, and his subsequent issuance of orders of closing the factory and declaring it a crime scene against the law. Mr. Devesh of KEL Chemicals’ refusal to participate in the staged press conference discloses grounds that there are serious crimes in believing that the Cabinet Secretary has committed a crime under national law, including, but not limited to the offences listed under Chapter Six of the Constitution against abuse of office involving offences against abuse of false claims by a person employed in the public service, contrary to Sections 100 and 101 of the Penal Code, Cap 63 of the laws of Kenya. Attached is a letter dated the19th from Mr. Ahmed Nassir."},{"id":1407132,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1407132/?format=json","text_counter":56,"type":"other","speaker_name":"","speaker_title":"","speaker":null,"content":"Hon. Speaker, I want to draw the attention of this House to the fact that a Cabinet Secretary committed a crime. He authorised the distribution of fake fertiliser as it was presented to the Departmental Committee on Agriculture and Livestock. When things started going south, the said Cabinet Secretary sought out KELS Chemical Limited Company to take the fall. He also ordered the CEO of the National Cereals and Produce Board (NCPB) to issue a press statement admitting liability. This kind of behaviour is wrong and depicts the Cabinet Secretary as someone who is not fit to hold public office. If Hon. Linturi was blameless, why did he prepare a press release through the NCPB, CEO? Why did he force innocent businesses to admit liability on his behalf? This paints a picture of a rogue public servant who is not fit for public office. During the Departmental Committee on Agriculture and Livestock, senior counsel Mr. Ahmed Nassir submitted a letter on behalf of his client, KELS Chemical Limited Company. Therefore these submissions became part and parcel of this House. In paragraph two of his letter, he indicates that he wrote the letter on behalf of his clients, KELS Chemical Limited Company to set out the factual circumstances surrounding the distribution of the alleged sub- standard fertiliser. I have already tabled the letter marked as Annexure 1. I also invite the House to direct its attention to paragraph two of the letter. It says— “Further to the foregoing, we feel inclined to suggest that as you assess individual responsibility in the light of an overall evaluation of complicity, the conduct and involvement of Mr. Franklin Mithika Linturi, the Cabinet Secretary for the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development, and Mr. Joseph Kimote the Managing Director, NCPB should be scrutinised. Our clients informed us of the attempts by the two public officers to distort the correct account of what transpired and to present a counter-narrative whose end was to incriminate our client through intimidation and threats and to absolve other parties that had been adversely mentioned in the scandal. This occurred on the following dates: (a) On 4th April 2024, Mr. Davesh Patel, the Chief Operating Officer of our client received a call from Mr. Kimote of mobile No. 0721696127 at around 9.45 a.m., informing him of the need to prepare a letter following the press release by the NCPB recalling 3,000 bags of fertiliser manufactured on 5th March 2024 of batched numbers as indicated. (b) Further, Mrs. Lorraine Karani, of NCPB from Mobile No. 0722310564 at around 11.30 a.m. called him asking him to report to NCPB Headquarters around 3.30 p.m. He later received a call from Mr. Collins Nge'tich at around 11.” Hon. Speaker, this not only depicts a Cabinet Secretary who has committed a crime but who is hell-bent on involving other people who were not part of this system. For these reasons, the Cabinet Secretary for the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development is not fit for office. In paragraph 3 of the letter, Mr. Ahmed Nassir suggests that the Director of Criminal Investigations assesses individual responsibility in light of an overall evaluation of complicity"},{"id":1407133,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1407133/?format=json","text_counter":57,"type":"other","speaker_name":"","speaker_title":"","speaker":null,"content":"The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor"},{"id":1407134,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1407134/?format=json","text_counter":58,"type":"other","speaker_name":"","speaker_title":"","speaker":null,"content":"in the conduct and involvement of Mr. Franklin Mithika Linturi, the Cabinet Secretary for the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development and Mr. Joseph Kimote the Managing Director, NCPB."},{"id":1407135,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1407135/?format=json","text_counter":59,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Hon. Speaker","speaker_title":"","speaker":null,"content":"Hon. Wamboka you have about two minutes to go. However, I will exercise my discretion and add you five minutes."},{"id":1407136,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1407136/?format=json","text_counter":60,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Bumula, DAP-K","speaker_title":"Hon. Wanami Wamboka","speaker":null,"content":" Now that I do not have the time, I want Hon. Members to read this. The Cabinet Secretary committed a crime. It is also clear that Hon. Mithika Linturi intended to commit a crime. He also tried to cover up this crime. According to the law, the Cabinet Secretary has no authority to shut down a factory. That is not part of his mandate. We see a rogue Cabinet Secretary going to KELS Chemical Limited Company and trying to close down the factory. All these led to a cover-up by Hon. Mithika Linturi. Therefore, I am asking Members of this House and those of goodwill to find it fit that the President dismisses Hon. Mithika Linturi from office. The consequences of his actions will result in a food shortage. We support the President's good intentions to ensure food security in Kenya. However, despite the President's good intentions, the Cabinet Secretary cannot implement the vision of his appointing authority. This House should recommend to the President that Hon. Mithika Linturi must vacate office."},{"id":1407137,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1407137/?format=json","text_counter":61,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Bumula, DAP-K","speaker_title":"Hon. Wanami Wamboka","speaker":null,"content":"Hon. Mithika Linturi is involved in various active cases in court as indicated and tabled in the annexures here. This means he has no time to concentrate on his work as he moves from court to court. Under Chapter Six of our Constitution, he is not fit to hold any office in Kenya, not even a junior officer of a messenger. I plead with my colleagues to uphold the integrity of this House. We should go back to the days when Parliament was for the people by the people. I urge Members to support this Motion so that the farmers in Bungoma, Trans Nzoia, Nandi, Meru, Kiambu, and across the country can have a reprieve. I rely heavily on the goodwill of this House to make the right decision. I also leave this moral question to the House. It is not about politics, but about doing what is right. I can look straight in the eyes of these Members and tell them that this Motion is not about party lines or being whipped. It is about standing with the wananchi—Cherotich, Nekesa and Wambui—who are small-scale farmers. These are the people who cannot afford to buy fertiliser. Their only mistake is to trust that the Government, NCPB which is a government agency, and the President of the Republic of Kenya cannot give them a raw deal. They purchase fertiliser from NCPB which is a national government agency, but it turns out that they have purchased sand and rocks. This is a moral question. I do not know how anyone in his sound mind can side with such a rogue Cabinet Secretary. Hon. Speaker, I submit."},{"id":1407138,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1407138/?format=json","text_counter":62,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Hon. Speaker","speaker_title":"","speaker":null,"content":"Hon. Wamboka, who is seconding your Motion? You should say, ‘I beg to move’ but not ‘to submit’."},{"id":1407139,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1407139/?format=json","text_counter":63,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Bumula, DAP-K","speaker_title":"Hon. Wanami Wamboka","speaker":null,"content":" Hon. Speaker, I beg to move. Hon. Sarah was to second the Motion but she is a bit late. I ask Hon. Kibagendi to second."},{"id":1407140,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1407140/?format=json","text_counter":64,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Kitutu Chache South, ODM","speaker_title":"Hon. Antoney Kibagendi","speaker":null,"content":" Hon. Speaker, I rise to second this Motion. As the Member for Bumula has said, this is not only a political issue but also a moral one. Sometimes, in this House, we get to levels where we compete on political affiliations. However, on this particular matter—where the Cabinet Secretary is genuinely and criminally involved in denying Kenyans their right and opportunity to produce and ensure that we have food security in this country— it is prudent and necessary that we take and deal with it as a moral issue. We need to demonstrate to Kenyans that, as a House, we can also stand with them. This is not a political but a moral issue. Hon. Speaker, I support the Motion. Thank you."}]}