Will Linturi 'broker' his way out of mess?

Agriculture CS Mithika Linturi before the Select Committee on his Proposed Dismissal of the at the Mini Chambers in Nairobi on May 7, 2024. [Elvis Ogina, Standard]

Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Mithika Linturi has had an illustrious political career, serving as a Member of Parliament for three terms before assuming his current position in the Cabinet.

He was first elected as Igembe South MP in 2007 on a Kanu Party ticket after two consecutive failed attempts. He first contested for the seat in 1997 on a Safina Party ticket when he lost to Jackson Kalweo of Kanu, and in 2002 when he was floored by Raphael Muriungi of Narc.