Ruto locks out affiliate partners out of the powerful parliamentary service commission
Ruto locks out affiliate partners in the Kenya Kwanza coalition out of the powerful parliamentary service commission.
The UDA party of William Ruto has bagged all four slots allocated to the Kenya Kwanza Alliance in the Parliamentary Service Commission (PSC), locking out its partners.
The list Kenya Kwanza has submitted to Parliament for approval on Wednesday has UDA MPs Faith Gitau (Nyandarua) and Mohamed Ali (Nyali) from the National Assembly and senators Joyce Korir (nominated) and John Kinyua (Laikipia).
However, the Azimio Coalition has distributed its three slots to its three main affiliate parties – ODM, Jubilee, and Wiper.
The Azimio list has Nyamira Senator Okong’o Omogeni (ODM), Sirisia MP John Waluke (Jubilee), and Mavoko MP Patrick Makau (Wiper).
PSC has 11 members with the Speaker of the National Assembly as chairman and the Senate Clerk as its secretary.
Article 127 of the constitution provides for the manner of constituting the commission. It states that seven members shall be appointed by Parliament from among its members of whom four shall be nominated equally from both Houses by the party or coalition of parties forming the national government, and at least two should be women.
Three other members shall be nominated by the parties not forming the national government, with at least one nominated from each House and at least one shall be a woman.
The commission also includes a man and a woman appointed by Parliament from among persons who are experienced in public affairs but are not members of Parliament.
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