Mkalukungone Mwamba
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Maseneta sasa wametoa vitisho vya kuanzisha mchakato wa kuwapigia kura ya kutokuwa na imani (impeachment) Maspika wa Bunge la Kitaifa na Seneti iwapo hawatamuita Rais William Ruto kufika mbele ya Bunge kutoa ushahidi kuhusu waliotajwa kupokea hongo kutoka kwa maafisa wakuu wa serikali.
Wajumbe wa Kamati ya Seneti ya Hesabu za Umma (PAC), ambayo ipo chini ya uchunguzi kutokana na tuhuma za rushwa, wamewalaumu Spika Amason Kingi na mwenzake wa Bunge la Taifa, Moses Wetangula, kwa kunyamaza huku taasisi ya Bunge ikichafuliwa hadhi yake.
Mwenyekiti wa Kamati hiyo, Seneta Moses Kajwang, alisema:
Wajumbe wa kamati walionekana kukasirishwa na uongozi wa Bunge kwa kile walichokiita ni kunyamaza kimya huku hadhi ya Bunge ikiharibiwa.
Seneta wa Kitui, Enoch Wambua, alisema:
Seneta wa Nairobi, Edwin Sifuna, naye aliongeza:
Seneta wa Nandi, Samson Cherargei, alienda mbali zaidi akitishia kuwasilisha hoja ya kutokuwa na imani na Maspika hao kwa kushindwa kulinda heshima ya Bunge:
Kwa mujibu wa kamati hiyo, Maspika wanapaswa kutumia Ibara ya 125 ya Katiba inayowapa mamlaka ya kumuita mtu yeyote kufika mbele ya kamati za Bunge.
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Senators are now threatening to impeach the Speakers of both Houses of Parliament if they don’t summon President William Ruto to give evidence on those involved in taking bribes from senior government officials.
Members of the Senate Public Accounts Committee, which has come under scrutiny over the bribery allegations, fingered Speaker Amason Kingi and his National Assembly counterpart Moses Wetangula for remaining mum while Parliament as an institution is being disparaged.
“We want the President to come and explain who are those demanding bribes. You can’t try Parliament in a kangaroo court when statutes have provisions to deal with unethical conduct by MPs, and we challenge our Speakers to convene the necessary committee to listen to the President,” demanded Committee chair Moses Kajwang.
Committee members appeared irked by their leadership for what they termed as continuing to remain quiet as the image of Parliament is battered.
“It’s not us that are weak, it’s the leadership of the House that is weak. We’re being invaded by Executive and our leadership is not saying anything,” said Kitui Senator Enoch Wambua.
“I am putting the leadership of the House on notice, the Speaker must defend the institution of Parliament; he is our leader. The Majority and Minority leaders must defend the House, they should not just go there to make jokes about a position of welfare chairman,” said Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna.
Nandi Senator Samson Cherargei went a step further and threatened to institute impeachment motions against the two Speakers for failing to defend the institution of Parliament.
“When Parliament is under attack, the leadership of the House must be on the forefront to defend it. We must tell the Speakers that we are talking as members, and they are walking on a very dangerous path, and they might be casualties of what is happening, and they will go before we go,” he said.
According to the committee, the Speakers should use Article 125 of the Constitution that gives them powers to summon any person to the committees of Parliament.
Wajumbe wa Kamati ya Seneti ya Hesabu za Umma (PAC), ambayo ipo chini ya uchunguzi kutokana na tuhuma za rushwa, wamewalaumu Spika Amason Kingi na mwenzake wa Bunge la Taifa, Moses Wetangula, kwa kunyamaza huku taasisi ya Bunge ikichafuliwa hadhi yake.
Mwenyekiti wa Kamati hiyo, Seneta Moses Kajwang, alisema:
Wajumbe wa kamati walionekana kukasirishwa na uongozi wa Bunge kwa kile walichokiita ni kunyamaza kimya huku hadhi ya Bunge ikiharibiwa.
Seneta wa Kitui, Enoch Wambua, alisema:
Seneta wa Nairobi, Edwin Sifuna, naye aliongeza:
Seneta wa Nandi, Samson Cherargei, alienda mbali zaidi akitishia kuwasilisha hoja ya kutokuwa na imani na Maspika hao kwa kushindwa kulinda heshima ya Bunge:
Kwa mujibu wa kamati hiyo, Maspika wanapaswa kutumia Ibara ya 125 ya Katiba inayowapa mamlaka ya kumuita mtu yeyote kufika mbele ya kamati za Bunge.
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Senators are now threatening to impeach the Speakers of both Houses of Parliament if they don’t summon President William Ruto to give evidence on those involved in taking bribes from senior government officials.
Members of the Senate Public Accounts Committee, which has come under scrutiny over the bribery allegations, fingered Speaker Amason Kingi and his National Assembly counterpart Moses Wetangula for remaining mum while Parliament as an institution is being disparaged.
“We want the President to come and explain who are those demanding bribes. You can’t try Parliament in a kangaroo court when statutes have provisions to deal with unethical conduct by MPs, and we challenge our Speakers to convene the necessary committee to listen to the President,” demanded Committee chair Moses Kajwang.
Committee members appeared irked by their leadership for what they termed as continuing to remain quiet as the image of Parliament is battered.
“It’s not us that are weak, it’s the leadership of the House that is weak. We’re being invaded by Executive and our leadership is not saying anything,” said Kitui Senator Enoch Wambua.
“I am putting the leadership of the House on notice, the Speaker must defend the institution of Parliament; he is our leader. The Majority and Minority leaders must defend the House, they should not just go there to make jokes about a position of welfare chairman,” said Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna.
Nandi Senator Samson Cherargei went a step further and threatened to institute impeachment motions against the two Speakers for failing to defend the institution of Parliament.
“When Parliament is under attack, the leadership of the House must be on the forefront to defend it. We must tell the Speakers that we are talking as members, and they are walking on a very dangerous path, and they might be casualties of what is happening, and they will go before we go,” he said.
According to the committee, the Speakers should use Article 125 of the Constitution that gives them powers to summon any person to the committees of Parliament.
