Linturi condemns Meru motorcade attack and disruption of maize donation event
Former Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Mithika Linturi has condemned what he described as an attempt by unnamed leaders to disrupt a maize donation exercise in Kibuline, Mbeu Ward, Meru County. Linturi claimed that goons were brought to the area to distract thousands of women who had turned up to receive his maize donation. “I condemn the […]
Former Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Mithika Linturi has strongly condemned an attempt to disrupt a maize donation event in Kibuline, Mbeu Ward, Meru County. He accused unnamed leaders of bringing goons to the area to distract the thousands of women who had gathered to receive the maize. Linturi expressed his apologies to the affected women, stating that their experience was marred by the disruption.
He warned that those responsible for the chaos would have to publicly apologize to him and the residents of Mbeu. Linturi also recounted another incident where his motorcade was stoned while distributing certified maize seeds to farmers in Kibuline. He had informed the area MP John Mutunga about his plans to visit, but Mutunga had warned him against going.
The former CS has been distributing maize seeds to farmers in Meru as part of his political strategy ahead of the 2027 General Election.
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