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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.

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