A file photo of parliamentary proceedings in the National Assembly. Courtesy: [Photo/he Star]
Opposition coalition NASA has hatched an elaborate scheme to thwart Jubilee Party's plan to make amendments to the electoral laws.
NASA senators led by Moses Kajwang' (Homa Bay), Mutula Kilonzo Jr (Machakos) and former Kakamega Senator Boni Khalwale have now said they will challenge the proposed amendments in court, terming them "unconstitutional."
The lawmakers further said the proposals made were unprocedural and unlawful.
"Those bills should not proceed simultaneously in the two Houses. It should either originate from National Assembly and when they are done with it, the Speaker would refer to Senate as per the Constitution. Who is going to refer to another when they do concurrently?" Khalwale posed.
Oh his part, Senator Mutula questioned the constitution of the joint parliamentary committee, observing that its composition is unconstitutional since it was not approved by both Houses of Parliament as provided under law.
"They have now come up with yet another unlawful way of handling the bill through a joint committee to correct the anomaly after we questioned the process. It is still wrong because there was no substantive motion for a joint committee to approve membership of both Houses," he remarked.
According to Jubilee, the proposed amendments seek to seal a wide range of loopholes in the electoral process.