Speaker Justin Muturi has now called for two more sittings on Thursday following Tuesday’s chaotic Parliamentary session to enable MPs finalise debate on the Election Laws Amendment.
In a Gazette Notice issued on Tuesday night, Muturi said the MPs will also consider amendments to the Election Financing Act.
Thursday’s business is listed as “Re-committal in the Committee of the Whole House of the Election Laws (Amendment) Bill (National Assembly Bill No. 3 of 2015) and consideration thereto of amendments to the Elections Act, 2011 and the Elections Campaign Financing Act, 2013, to commence from the debate interrupted on December 20, 2016, and Third Reading of the Election Laws (Amendment) Bill (National Assembly Bill No. 3 of 2015).”
According to Capital Fm, the Gazette Notice indicates that there will be two sessions, one in the morning and another in the afternoon.
The Tuesday special sitting was interrupted when a section of Cord MPs attempted to grab the Mace, forcing a premature adjournment.
Camera recording the proceedings were immediately switched off during the confusion as MPs debated on how to utilise the additional time.