Parliament will this afternoon receive reports from the two committees mandated to seek the way forward regarding the constitutional nominations that have raised political storm. The two committees were given up to Thursday afternoon by the speaker. The committees have been listening to submissio

Kibaki and Raila’s aides were quizzed to get information on how the consultations were done before nominations to key constitutional offices were done. A technical team composed of the two principals; aides had made the recommendations that the posts be filled competitively. This proposal w

Court orderlies failed to serve an order on parliament after sneaking into a committee sitting. This prompted speaker Kenneth Marende to rule that such individuals must follow the law which requires that the summons be issued to either the speaker or the clerk only. The person should not give it

Anne Kiunuhe retorts that in the controversial nominations debate, no one is raising concerns over the suitability or lack thereof of the persons nominated. The issue is more than legal because political consensus was made in this process and will be made in future especially under the grand coal

Alterations made on the harmonized draft constitution by MPs in Naivasha are the cause of the current impasse over constitutional offices nominations. The harmonized draft was clear that the president and prime minister should be in agreement before key appointments are made. However, the MPs rem

Godfrey Musila asserts that parliament’s role is restricted to making laws while judges have the last word in interpreting them. The decision by Judge Daniel Musinga that the nominees to key constitutional offices are unconstitutional should therefore not be discussed by parliament until th

The CRA has a daunting task ahead and scarcity of resources will be a major issue in the face of both national and county governments needs. County government’s limited capacity, ethnicity and first governors who may never know the difference between their mandates and that of the civil ser

The committee on finance, planning and trade has summoned Kibaki and Raila to their session to shed light on the extent of their consultations. Its chair Chris Okemo said they wanted to know how the nomination of the controller of Budgets William Kirwa was handled. However, the committee told the