There'll be no scandal under my watch - CS Linturi

He said his ministry is open to scrutiny as there are no underhand deals.

In Summary
  • He added that so far, 164,000 metric tonnes of maize have been imported, and the ministry issued permits to at least 28 millers. 
  • On matters of prices of Unga, the CS urged other millers to learn from others who have reduced their prices to Sh159. 
Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Mithika Linturi during his tour to the North-Rift counties of Kericho, Nandi, and Trans Nzoia in March
Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Mithika Linturi during his tour to the North-Rift counties of Kericho, Nandi, and Trans Nzoia in March
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Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Mithika Linturi has said there will be no scandal during his tenure.

Speaking during an interview with Citizen TV, the CS said he was not appointed to the ministry to make money for personal gains. 

"I want to tell Kenyans that there will be no single scandal under my watch because we elected President William Ruto so that we can make a change in this country," he said. 

The CS said his ministry is open to scrutiny as there are no underhand deals.

"The lives of Kenyans who are living at the bottom of the pyramid are essential to us. We must change the lives of these people," Linturi said.

He added that so far, 164,000 metric tonnes of maize have been imported, and the ministry issued permits to at least 28 millers. 

On matters of prices of Unga, the CS urged other millers to learn from others who have reduced their prices to Sh159. 

"The millers who have reduced their prices are one of the beneficiaries of the permits that we gave to millers to bring in maize, I have called all the millers and I will name them," he said.

Following High Court's order that temporarily stopped the government's plan to contract Zambian large-scale farmers to grow maize for exclusive exportation to Kenya, the CS said he couldn’t disclose the MoU between the two countries.

“I regret that I can’t give details of the Kenya-Zambia MoU. My hands are tied because Kenyans have become very litigious,” he said.

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