`The supremacy battle between the National Assembly and the Senate house was witnessed again on March 7 when two Jubilee majority house leaders clashed over the issue.
The leader of the majority in the National Assembly, Aden Duale, and senate house majority leader Kipchumba Murkomren openly disagreed on which of the two houses was superior to the other.
It was not the first time this question of superiority between the two houses came up.
It was also witnessed in 2013 when there was heated debate between the two houses on why the Senate was debating the Division of Revenue Bill, 2013 when the bill had already been discussed by the parliament.
Duale ignited the conversion by saying that, "Now is the time for the national assembly to return to the supreme court.
There is confusion in the legislative work and line needs to be drawn so that the Senate knows its role."
However, this did not go well with the Elgeiyo Marakwet county senator, Kipchumba Murkomen, who in a quick rejoinder argued that there were more pressing issues of national interest to discuss than engage in debate on roles of the National Assembly and the Senate.
"There are many problems bedeviling this nation other than fights between two houses of parliament.
Currently, parliament is operating on less than 1/8 of its potential. I urge my colleague Hon Aden Duale to see the bigger picture, said Murkomen.
Duale then responded by underscoring the importance of the matter to express his disagreement with the senator.
He said, "No problem leader, important national conversation to strengthen legislative democracy in a bicameral system."
The arguments and counterarguments on what is important and that's probably not just shows the clear antagonism between two leaders who should be subscribing to the same ideologies of the same government they support.
Duale, later on, hinted that he will proceed with the matter to court for a proper interpretation of the roles if any case the conflict of roles continue.