The National Assembly special committee probing the impeachment motion against Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Mithika Linturi is expected to table its findings to Parliament next Monday.

The eleven-member committee approved last week is investigating allegations raised against the agriculture minister in the impeachment motion sponsored by Bumula MP Jack Wamboka.

National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetangula in a notice on Monday convened a special sitting on May 13 for the committee to report to the House on whether the allegations against Linturi are substantiated.

“Now therefore, it is notified to all Members of the National Assembly and the general public that pursuant to the provisions of Article 152(7)(b) of the Constitution and Standing Orders 64(3) and 66, I have appointed Monday, 13th May 2024 at 2:30 p.m. as the day and time for a Special Sitting of the House to receive the report of the said Select Committee,” said Wetangula.

MP Wamboka has listed three grounds in the impeachment motion against CS Linturi: gross violation of the Constitution or any other law, serious reasons to believe the CS has committed a crime under national law, as well as gross misconduct.

The allegations surround the procurement and distribution of government-subsidised fertiliser which itself is under probe over concerns it was fake.

If the select committee finds the allegations to be unsubstantiated, no further proceedings shall be taken.

Should it find the allegations substantiated, however, the National Assembly shall allow the Cabinet Secretary to be heard before deciding on the matter.

If the motion to adopt the report of the select committee obtains the support of the majority of the House’s 176 members, then President William Ruto will dismiss the minister.

Meanwhile, Wetangula also noted that during the May 13 special sitting, legislators will consider some other matters the House Business Committee had noted as urgent and requiring conclusion.

These are the Senate amendments to the Division of Revenue Bill (National Assembly Bill No. 14 of 2024) and the report of the Departmental Committee on Finance and National Planning on the Ratification of the Multilateral Convention to Implement Tax Treaty Related Measures to Prevent Base Erosion and Profit Shifting.

The others are the Committee of the Whole House on the Senate amendments to the Division of Revenue Bill (National Assembly Bill No. 14 of 2024) and the Committee of the Whole House and Third Reading of the National Disaster Risk Management Bill (National Assembly Bill No. 24 of 2023).

The National Assembly proceeded on a long recess on May 2 and will resume on June 4.