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It's disrespectful! Senate says after 3 CSs fail to appear for questioning

Speaker Amason Kingi said that the three CSs should respect the rules of the House.

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by JAMES MBAKA

News26 July 2023 - 14:04
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  • According to him, the three CSs wrote to inform the House they will not be available a few minutes before sitting.
  • "We are not going to tolerate it. If indeed a CS is unable to attend such a session, courtesy demands that the right to the senate in good time so that it can rearrange its business," he said.
A collage of three CSs Susan Nakhumicha (Health) Alfred Mutua (Foreign Affairs) and Florence Bore (Labour)

The Senate was on Wednesday furious after three Cabinet Secretaries failed to appear before the Senate.

The three CSs including Florence Bore (Labour), Alfred Mutua (Foreign Affairs) and Susan Nakhumicha (Health) were scheduled to appear before the Senate but failed.

Speaker of the Senate Amason Kingi said that the three CSs should respect the rules of the House.

According to him, the three CSs wrote to inform the House they will not be available a few minutes before sitting.

"We are not going to tolerate it. If indeed a CS is unable to attend such a session, courtesy demands that the right to the senate in good time so that it can rearrange its business," he said.

"Writing to the senate a few hours before the sitting is discourteous and certainly, as an institution, we are not going to tolerate that."

Senate Majority leader Aaron Cheruiyot said the three CSs should apologise to the House over their conduct.

"The day they eventually appear here, they should not be allowed to answer any question before they apologise for wasting our time. This is not proper for what is expected of a CS. The three CSs are grossly out of order, write to parliament in good time."

They were to respond and give reports to questions lined up in the order paper.

“It is notified that, pursuant to the provisions of Standing Order 42A (6B), the following Cabinet Secretaries will respond to Questions in plenary on Wednesday (Afternoon), July 26,” read the order paper.

Bore was expected to give a report concerning Kenyans working in Saudi Arabia and answer a question regarding support for children whose parents or guardians are serving life sentences, questions by Konoin MP Brighton Yegon.

Other questions included the incorporation of new senior citizens into the Older Persons Cash Transfer scheme, the update of the Inua Jamii programme database to ensure only verified beneficiaries receive the cash and the eligibility of cancer survivors for registration as PWDs.

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