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National Assembly Speaker Justin Muturi is set to rule on the constitutionality of how the Senate adopted mediated version reports of the two County Government (Amendment) Bills, 2017, as the two Houses of Parliament spoil for a fight.
This comes after National Assembly Deputy Speaker Moses Cheboi directed that the two mediated version reports be stepped down from among the order of business to be transacted by the House for the day pending “further consultation” and ruling by the Speaker.
The mediated reports on the County Government (Amendment) Bills by Senators Kipchumba Murkomen (Elgeyo Marakwet) and Mutula Kilonzo Junior had been approved by the Senate on April 21.
But when they were taken to the National Assembly for concurrence, as required by the Constitution, Leader of Majority Aden Duale raised constitutional issues on the manner in which they were approved in Senate.
Mr Duale demanded that the Speaker rules whether the mediated reports were properly before the House forcing Mr Cheboi, who was on the Chair at the time, to have them withdrawn before debate could start until the issues raised are cleared.
“There are quite a number of issues that must be looked at very seriously. Looking at the weight of the matter, I am actually convinced to step it down to allow a more substantive ruling on it,” Mr Cheboi.
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This comes after National Assembly Deputy Speaker Moses Cheboi directed that the two mediated version reports be stepped down from among the order of business to be transacted by the House for the day pending “further consultation” and ruling by the Speaker.
The mediated reports on the County Government (Amendment) Bills by Senators Kipchumba Murkomen (Elgeyo Marakwet) and Mutula Kilonzo Junior had been approved by the Senate on April 21.
But when they were taken to the National Assembly for concurrence, as required by the Constitution, Leader of Majority Aden Duale raised constitutional issues on the manner in which they were approved in Senate.
Mr Duale demanded that the Speaker rules whether the mediated reports were properly before the House forcing Mr Cheboi, who was on the Chair at the time, to have them withdrawn before debate could start until the issues raised are cleared.
“There are quite a number of issues that must be looked at very seriously. Looking at the weight of the matter, I am actually convinced to step it down to allow a more substantive ruling on it,” Mr Cheboi.
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