Senate Speaker Ken Lusaka. [Photo/the-star.co.ke]
The political uncertainty in the country grounded parliamentary business and Senate Speaker Ken Lusaka admits that very little has been done for several months now and it has been difficult to operate.
NASA coalition has only confirmed Senator Wetangula and Suba MP John Mbadi as minority leaders to the senate and the national assembly.
Parliament was expected to resume from recess on November 28, at a time the opposition has not presented names of those who the house is expected to admit to various committee.
“There are committees and they are expected to handle devolution matters and petitions. NASA has not presented their names to various committees and I hope they will have done so by Wednesday so that we conduct business while involving both sides. We shall have quorum but it is important that they (opposition elected leaders) come on board,” said Lusaka.
He advised that if the leaders resolved to the people’s assembly, it would be of insignificant help since matters they would discuss at that assembly would only be useful once elected leaders at the national assembly discuss and approve.
Lusaka warned that the leaders should be proceeding with cautions as their plan suggested they had failed on their mandate and wanted the people who elected them to take up their jobs.
Following the Tuesday’s oath taking by President Kenyatta, the senate shall only resume on Wednesday as the country further derails operation of the East African Legislative Assembly which cannot run without representation from all member states.
Lusaka, noted that starting next week the process of approval of nominees to EALA shall be initiated after political parties furnished the concerned joint committee with names of their nominees.
He said it was worrying that critical issues were pending and the situation was only getting worse.