Tag: National Assembly

DUALE: An open letter to Senator Murkomen, the National Assembly is not dead

National Assembly Majority Leader Aden Duale chastises his counterpart in the Senate for claiming that Parliament has become a rubberstamp for Executive decisions.

At least 17 MPs test positive for coronavirus

Two committees, with a combined membership of 38, held a joint sitting on March 17 in the presence of Rabai MP Kamoti Mwamkale.

Speaker to give direction on House recess as some MPs threaten to skip sessions

Some MPs, who did not want to be named, also said they would keep away from parliamentary proceedings until the situation normalises.

Senators stuck in Berlin, MPs ordered to return Sh19m per diems for cancelled UN trip

At least four senators and several parliamentary staff stuck in Berlin after annual trade forum cancelled over fears of spreading coronavirus.

How MPs were ‘blackmailed’ to raise country’s debt ceiling to Sh9 trillion

MPs reveal that they were shown a list of ongoing road projects and told that if the debt ceiling was not raised, funding would be cut.

Expensive loans back as House team throws borrowers under the bus

Despite agreeing with the President’s reservations, House team says there is stil need to protect borrowers until they clear existing loans.

Government suspends order compelling use of SGR for cargo from Mombasa

The government has beaten a hasty retreat and suspended a controversial order on transportation of cargo from Mombasa to Nairobi by use of the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR).