The Speaker of the National assembly is deemed the third most powerful person after the President and his deputy.
In case of any eventuality that will see the president and his deputy out of office, the Speaker of the National Assembly will take charge pending other legal processes.
Since independence, Kenya has had less than 10 speakers of the National Assembly even though we are in the 13th parliament.
The 13th parliament is today (Thursday) expected to elect its speaker with Ford Kenya leader Moses Wetangula being among the frontrunners for the seat.
