Nairobi, May 11 -- Sharp political division rocked the select committee handling the impeachment motion against Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Mithika Linturi, leading to the dropping of two key witnesses, a move that could bring huge relief to the embattled CS.

A two-hour meeting called by the committee on Thursday night at around 8pm to decide on whether to call Crops Development Principal Secretary Paul Rono and KEL Chemicals Chief Operating Officer Devesh Patel to give evidence ended with more divisions along political lines.

KEL Chemicals is accused of being behind the supply of the fake fertiliser Mr Linturi is being impeached for.

The committee's meeting in the boardroom on the first floor of County Hall on Thursday night ended a...