Irungu Kang ata Removed as Senate Majority Whip
9 February 2021 - 12:52 pm
Murang a Senator Irungu Kang ata with Elgeyo Marakwet counterpart Kipchumba Murkomen at KICCon February 9, 2021
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The Jubilee Party has ejected Murang a Senator Irungu Kang ata as its Senate Majority Whip.
The announcement was made on Tuesday, February 9 after the Jubilee Coalition Parliamentary Group meeting held at KICC, Nairobi.
Jubilee Secretary General Raphael Tuju stated that Kang ata had lost the trust of his Senate leaders by leaking confidential information.
Jubilee Party Secretary-General Raphael Tuju during a press briefing on January 9, 2019.
File We had a meeting where we invited Senator Kang’ata but he refused to come, he joined online and later discussed what was discussed to the media. If after talking, you expose what was discussed, then that is not acceptable and that is a big failure as a leader, Tuju spoke.
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(Bloomberg) Kenya’s ruling party expelled six lawmakers aligned with Deputy President William Ruto and replaced a key senate leader, the latest sign that it won’t support his plan to succeed President Uhuru Kenyatta in elections next year.
The Jubilee Party’s National Management Committee kicked out the lawmakers on Monday, after considering the findings of a disciplinary panel, Secretary-General Raphael Tuju said in a statement posted on Twitter. The party’s Chief Whip, Irungu Kang’ata, was replaced by Senator Kimani Wamatangi, Tuju told reporters after a Wednesday meeting.
THE STANDARD By
Moses Nyamori |
January 31st 2021 at 00:00:00 GMT +0300
A section of MCAs from Murang a, Kiambu, Kajiado, Embu and Machakos counties. [Boniface Gikandi, Standard]
Political kingpins are facing an acid test in influencing the decision of county assemblies on the Constitution of Kenya (Amendment) Bill, 2020.
The voting pattern by the MCAs is likely to be a pointer to leaders’ popularity, especially party bosses who have publicly endorsed the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI).
It would also be a referendum of sorts on Deputy President William Ruto’s influence and whether he has gained ground in President Uhuru Kenyatta’s backyard of Mt Kenya.