Ruto Outlines Instance He Will Fire Linturi Over Fake Fertilizer Scandal

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• President Ruto is prepared to fire Agriculture CS Mithika Linturi if found guilty in the fake fertilizer scandal and emphasized his anti-corruption stance.
• Ruto assured there are no immediate plans to reshuffle the cabinet and apologized for the arrogance of some UDA officials.

President William Ruto announced on Friday, July 5, that he is prepared to fire Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Mithika Linturi if he is found guilty in the fake fertilizer scandal. 

During an engagement on X Spaces, Ruto reiterated his zero-tolerance stance on corruption within his administration.

“If there is sufficient evidence to find the agriculture minister guilty, I will fire him,” Ruto assured Kenyans. 

He added that active court cases are already in progress for officials from the National Cereals and Produce Board (NCPB) implicated in the scandal. 

“The CEO and several NCPB staff are in court to answer for their involvement in the fertilizer scandal,” he stated.

The President clarified that while CS Linturi has been accused by some Kenyans of involvement in the scandal, he has not been taken to court. 

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Ruto emphasized that any of his cabinet secretaries who are formally charged in court will be immediately dismissed.

Many Kenyans speculated that Ruto would fire or reshuffle his cabinet during his X Spaces engagement. 

However, he clarified that there are no immediate plans for such actions. “I will not dissolve the Cabinet because I am in the process of looking at things differently,” he explained.

Ruto also apologized to Kenyans after hearing complaints about the arrogance of some United Democratic Alliance (UDA) elected officials. 

Specifically, he apologized on behalf of Molo Member of Parliament Kuria Kimani and Kikuyu MP Kimani Ichung’wah for their remarks that upset the public.