Azimio senators stage walk out after Kalonzo withdraws from Senate Speaker race
Azimio senators stage walk out from senate chambers after Kalonzo Musyoka withdraws from Senate Speaker race.
Wiper Party boss Kalonzo Musyoka has dropped out of the race to be the next Senate Speaker.
The former vice president’s move was announced by the Senate Clerk on Thursday ahead of voting.
Senate Clerk Nyegenye confirmed Mr. Musyoka withdrew his name through a letter. After the announcement, Azimio-allied senators walked out of the chambers.
“In this regard, I want to draw to the attention of the senate and senators that this morning, Hon Stephen Kalonzo Musyoka, withdrew his candidature of the speaker of the senate will not appear on the ballot paper,” the clerk, Jeremiah Nyegenye, announced. Kalonzo’s withdrawal leaves six other candidates, including Kenya Kwanza’s Amason Kingi, to contest for the position.
Kalonzo was set to battle it out with former Kilifi Governor Amason Kingi of Ruto’s Kenya Kwanza coalition.
After learning Kalonzo’s withdrawal from the race, Azimio allied Senators walked out from the chambers citing marginalization & disenfranchisement of nominated senators, and the integrity of some of the candidates up for the position of Speaker.
While addressing the media, stated that there were issues that needed to be clarified prior to electing a speaker.
“There a lot of things that need to be done for us to conduct a proper process. Some of our colleagues raised serious concerns and it would have been important for them to be cleared. We need to school members to read their coalition agreement and other matters.
They also noted the decision by senators under the United Democratic Movement (UDM) to sit on the same side as leaders elected under Kenya Kwanza affiliate parties created confusion in Senate.
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