The National Assembly in session. [Photo/the-star.co.ke]Members of Parliament are set to start the election of House committee chairpersons and their vice chairpersons on Monday.
According to house speaker Justin Muturi, the members should elect their leaders by close of business on Thursday, December 21, in accordance with the House rules that such elections be held within seven days of the formation of the committees.
Among the key committees's that will be of interest include the Public Accounts Committee (PAC), Defence and Foreign Relations.
The House rules provide that PAC and Public Investments Committee (PIC), which are the main watchdog committees that examine the national government’s expenditure and revenue accounts and investment policies, be chaired by the minority side.
The elections will be a procession as MPs will only attend to rubber-stamp choices already made by party bigwigs. On Wednesday