Kieni lawmaker and Chair of the joint parliamentary Trade and Agriculture committee Kanini Kega is now blaming National Assembly Speaker Justin Muturi for the rejection of his joint Agriculture and Trade committees' report.
The house on Thursday rejected the committee's findings regarding the fading contraband sugar saga, a move that was backed by majority members from both sides of the house, led by Majority Leader Aden Duale and his minority counterpart Aden Duale.
Speaking on Radio Jambo Monday evening, Kega accused Muturi of going against his mandate by siding with one side of the house, the one against his report in this context.
He revealed how the Speaker refused to give his backers the chance to speak during the Thursday sitting, noting that he instead repeatedly allowed the other side led by house leader Aden Duale to mutilate the report.
‘’Spika hakutaka wanaounga mkono ripoti hii waongee. Waliopewa nafasi ni wanaopinga tu (only the opposers were allowed to speak and the others locked out of the discussion),’’ he said.
‘’Mwenyewe niilisongea karibu naye nikamwomba awape waungaji nafasi lakini mwishowe hawakupewa ( he rejected my pleas to let members with a contrary opinion to air their opinions),’’ revealed Kega.
After the sitting, majority of the lawmakers agreed that the report was bad, with Kega now saying that they never even bothered to look into it, claiming that the decision might have been arrived at ahead of time.
Also on his side was Homa Bay Women Representative Gladys Wanga who wanted investigations initiated against the implicated Treasury and East Africa Affairs Cabinet Secretaries Henry Rotich and Adan Mohammed respectively.
Mohammed was in charge of the Trade and Industrialization docket at the time of the mass contraband sugar importation.
The new shot at Muturi follows another from Mathare lawmaker Anthony Oluoch, who has since noted that he is also to blame for the bribery allegations in the house, being at the helm of the legislative headquarters.