Wednesday, January 8, 2025 – National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetangula has recalled MPs to discuss President William Ruto’s urgent business.
In a notice, Wetangula stated
that the sittings shall commence on January 16 at 10 am for the morning session
and 2.30 pm for the afternoon session.
This comes after Majority Leader
and Kikuyu Member of Parliament Kimani Ichung’wah made a special request for
the same under the business order.
According to the notice, the
lawmakers will be forced to cut short their holiday recess for the sessions to
consider priority business including a special motion of the parliamentary
committees on appointment for the consideration of nominees for the
appointment as cabinet secretaries who were recently appointed by Ruto.
The house is also expected to
receive a tabled report and notice of motion on the mediated version of the
County Governments Additional Allocations Bill (Senate Bill No. 19 of 2024) –
subject to the conclusion of the mediation process.
According to the notice, the
August House will also sit to consider a report that will be tabled by the
Departmental Committee on Defence, Intelligence, and Foreign Relations on its
consideration of nominees for various diplomatic jobs by the President.
This comes after President
Ruto made a shakeup to the Cabinet in December to bring key allies of
former President Uhuru Kenyatta to the government.
The nominees for Cabinet
Secretary positions include former Health CS Mutahi Kagwe, former Nakuru
Governor Lee Kinyanjui, and former Kiambu Governor William Kabogo, who have
been proposed to head the Agriculture, Trade, and Information dockets,
respectively.
The nominees for appointment as
High Commissioners, Ambassadors, Permanent Representatives, and Consul-General
include former Cabinet Secretaries Andrew Karanja, Margaret Nyambura, Ababu
Namwamba, and former Administration Police boss Noor Gabow, among others.
The Kenyan DAILY POST
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