Saturday, November 9, 2024 - National Assembly Majority Leader Kimani Ichung'wah has called out a section of Members of Parliament over absenteeism.
Speaking during a Parliamentary
session, Ichung'wah singled out committee chairpersons and vice chairpersons,
going so far as to publicly read out the names of those who were absent.
He urged the leaders to either
fulfill their responsibilities or resign from their positions, suggesting that
Members of Parliament should consider impeaching them if they fail to appear in
the House.
“We need to reiterate the need for members to be in the House especially chairpersons and vice chairpersons.
"If you are a chairperson or vice chairperson of a committee, you must be in the House at 2:30 p.m.
"Let me tell chairpersons from both sides of the House, if
you’re a chairperson or vice chairperson of a committee please take your work
seriously.
"If you don’t, we have another 280 members who can take those positions.
"If you don’t have time for
the House, do the honourable thing. I’m not encouraging anyone to impeach
anyone but if need be, please impeach these chairpersons and vice chairpersons
if they can’t be in the House,” Ichung'wah remarked.
Ichung’wah made the remarks
after several MPs who are committee leaders failed to turn up for the afternoon
session on Wednesday.
Responding to Ichung'wah's
remarks, Deputy National Assembly Speaker Gladys Shollei stated that some MPs
had proposed that the chairpersons be changed.
She, however, noted that she
would not initiate the process until the National Assembly Speaker Moses
Wetang'ula, who is out of the country, is back in the House.
The Kenyan DAILY POST
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