Makueni senator Mutula Kilonzo junior has called for the impeachment of senate speaker Keneth Lusaka.
Taking to his official twitter account on Thursday July 23, 2020, the senate minority whip said that senators should impeach Lusaka for adjourning the senate unlawfully.
“We should impeach speaker Lusaka for adjourning the senate unlawfully ! Bure,” he posted.
A week ago, the Senate was compelled to adjourn a Special Sitting convened for the second time to vote for the formula that has divided the House down the middle.
It followed spirited resistance by senators whose counties were set to lose cash under the proposed arrangement.
A day-long informal gathering (Kamukunji) convened by Speaker Ken Lusaka to build consensus on proposals by the Committee on Finance and Budget ended in disarray after lawmakers whose counties were set to lose up to Sh17 billion stood their ground and vowed to reject the proposal in the House.
They got the support of at least five other senators, mainly from areas controlled by the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) as well as the Wiper Party, who argued that the formula was “about to split the country into two”.
While supporting the adjournment, Bungoma Senator Moses Wetang’ula said the proposed formula has been divisive from the onset.
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