President Uhuru Kenyatta with his deputy William Ruto at a past function. [Photo/kbctv.co.ke]
Political parties allied to the National Super Alliance (Nasa) has refused to submit names of parliamentary committee members.
House businesses have been paralysed due to the move by Nasa.
The opposition has defied Senate Speaker Kenneth Lusaka’s directive that they submit names of its members who will sit in the various committees.
This means there will be no business in the Senate this coming week.
“I can confirm that I have only received the name of the Leader of Minority. They have also done that for the National Assembly,” Lusaka said in an interview with Nation.
National Assembly Speaker Justin Muturi and Lusaka had two days ago vowed to press on with the formation of parliamentary committees next week without Nasa, should the opposition fail to submit names.
However, the two house leaders will face the challenge of constituting three powerful watchdog committees that are reserved for the Minority Party not forming the government (Nasa).
Parliament Standing Orders bar Jubilee party from holding deputy chair positions in the powerful Public Accounts Committee (PAC), the Public Investments Committee (PIC) and the Committee on Implementation (CoI).
These committees can therefore not function without Nasa nominating members for the positions.