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- Jan 28, 2026
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Following a contentious stalemate over the Division of Revenue Bill, Speaker Amason Kingi ordered Migori Senator Eddy Oketch to leave the floor during a Senate plenary session on Tuesday.
When Oketch objected to the Bill's reinstatement to the order paper, he claimed that senators had not been sufficiently informed about the decision-making process prior to Senate Majority Leader Aaron Cheruiyot moving it for debate.
Speaker Kingi stepped in and asked Oketch to give the Majority Leader a chance to present his ideas.
"Senator Eddy, order." Kingi remarked, "You've made your point; let the Majority Leader make his.
But even after the Speaker gave Cheruiyot permission to continue, Oketch shouted up, and Kingi ordered him to exit the chamber.
Later, Senator Edwin Sifuna of Nairobi spoke up in favour of Oketch and demanded that Cheruiyot apologise to the senators for trying to move the bill without first addressing their concerns.
When Oketch objected to the Bill's reinstatement to the order paper, he claimed that senators had not been sufficiently informed about the decision-making process prior to Senate Majority Leader Aaron Cheruiyot moving it for debate.
Speaker Kingi stepped in and asked Oketch to give the Majority Leader a chance to present his ideas.
"Senator Eddy, order." Kingi remarked, "You've made your point; let the Majority Leader make his.
But even after the Speaker gave Cheruiyot permission to continue, Oketch shouted up, and Kingi ordered him to exit the chamber.
Later, Senator Edwin Sifuna of Nairobi spoke up in favour of Oketch and demanded that Cheruiyot apologise to the senators for trying to move the bill without first addressing their concerns.