Tuesday September 15, 2020 - President Uhuru Kenyatta summoned Senate leaders to State House to resolve the impasse on CFounty revenue allocation ahead of today’s debate. However, conspicuously missing from the crucial meeting was Speaker Ken Lusaka who declined Uhuru’s invite. Reports allege that Lusaka was busy chairing a House Business Committee session to discuss how to handle…
NAIROBI, Kenya Mar 29 - Senate Speaker Ken Lusaka has suspended hybrid sittings of plenary beginning Thursday in what he attributed to the decline in the - Kenya breaking news | Kenya news today | Capitalfm.co.ke
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POLITICS
Wajir Governor Mohammed Abdi (L) accompanied by his County Secretary Abdullahi Hassan when they appeared before the Senate County Public Accounts and Investment Committee over audit queries at Parliament [Boniface Okendo, Standard]
Senate has constituted an 11 member select committee to probe the impeachment charges brought against embattled Wajir Governor Mohamed Abdi.
The members will seek to substantiate claims of gross violation of the Constitution and subsidiary laws and abuse of office.
The team comprises Senators Johnson Sakaja (Nairobi), Paul Githiomi (Nyandarua), Christine Zawadi (nominated), Susan Kihika (Nakuru), Mithika Linturi (Meru), Hargura Godana (Marsabit), Okong’o Omogeni (Nyamira), Fred Outa (Kisumu) Agnes Muthama (Machakos), Petronilla Were (nominated) and Issa Juma Boy (Kwale).
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KENYA
President Uhuru Kenyatta arrives at Parliament Buildings in Nairobi County to deliver his Seventh State of the Nation address. [PSCU]
Parliament is set to reconvene this week for a special sitting to pass the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) Bill.
The Constitution of Kenya (Amendment) Bill 2020 could be passed without both Houses considering a report by the joint Justice and Legal Affairs Committee (JLAC) on public views.
It has emerged that there are divisions within the committee after the membership sought more time to get expert opinion on whether they can propose amendments or the role of Parliament is ceremonial as provided for in Article 257 of the Constitution.