Nairobi, May 2 -- The fate of beleaguered Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Mithika Linturi will be decided in the National Assembly plenary today.

The Speaker of the National Assembly, Moses Wetang'ula, allocated three hours to debate the impeachment Motion, with MPs voting electronically on the three charges against the CS later in the afternoon.

The House is then expected to leave for its month-long recess.

The Nation understands that there are plans to save Mr Linturi from impeachment over the fake fertiliser scandal. National Assembly Majority Leader Kimani Ichung'wah described the impeachment Motion as a political sideshow aimed at derailing ongoing investigations into the scandal.

"The government's position is that we should allow ...