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VIDEO: Kimunya Kicked Out Of Polling Station By Rowdy Youths During Kiambaa By-election

by Mustafa Juma July 15, 2021

National Assembly Majority leader Amos Kimunya was on Thursday July 15 kicked out of a polling station by rowdy youths during the ongoing Kiambaa by-election.

The Kipipiri MP was ordered out of Kimuga Polling Station by the group of youths shortly after he arrived, accusing him of interfering with the voting exercise.

According to the youths, Kimunya is neither an agent nor a voter at any polling station in Kiambaa. They insisted that he had no any business in the region and ordered him out.

The MP’s efforts to calm down the youths failed as they continued to shout “Kimunya must go”.

Kimunya finally left the venue after being escorted out of the centre by GSU officers, sparking celebration from the youths.

National Assembly Majority Leader Amos kimunya confronted by residents at Kimuga polling station, they claim he is not a voter nor an agent #KiambaaDecides ^HM pic.twitter.com/5DrGkDbnxA
— KBC Channel1 News (@KBCChannel1) July 15, 2021

Normalcy has hence been restored at the polling station, with the voting process going on well.

The voting exercise kicked off today at 6:20 am and will continue throughout the day. The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) has warned politicians against interfering with the exercise.

Speaking to the media on Wednesday evening, Kiambaa Returning Officer Peter Muigai said political parties’ super agents will not be allowed in the polling stations.

The Kiambaa parliamentary seat fell vacant following the passing on of MP Paul Koinange on March 31.

Jubilee’s Kariri Njama is facing off United Democratic Alliance (UDA) candidate John Njuguna Wanjiku in a high-stakes vote pitting President Uhuru Kenyatta against his deputy William Ruto.

Other candidates in the by-election include Richard Njoroge (The New Democrats Party), Isaac Karomo (Federal Party of Kenya), Willie Mbugua (Independent), David Mugo (Independent), Evans Wainaina (Independent), Njoroge Harrison (Independent) among others.

July 15, 2021 0 comment

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Aisha Jumwa, 9 Other MPs Exposed For Evading Parliamentary Duties

by Mustafa Juma July 17, 2020

written by Mustafa Juma

Malindi Member of Parliament Aisha Jumwa has not been attending any parliamentary committee meetings, report tabled by National Assembly Majority leader Amos Kimunya has revealed.

According to the report tabled on Thursday, the rebel ODM MP is reported not to have attended any meeting by the Members Services and Facilities Committee from January to October 2019.

Jumwa’s disloyalty to her party made her ejected as the representative to the Parliamentary Service Commission (PSC) in June.

However, in the changes that were announced on July 15, she has been moved to the committee on Parliamentary Broadcasting and Library.

Others who did not attend any meetings were Makadara MP George Aladwa who sits in the Departmental Committee on Lands and his Ruaraka counterpart Tom Kajwang (Ruaraka) who is in the Constitution Implementation Oversight Committee (CIOC).

Also highlighted were Emgwen MP Alexander Kosgey who was recently moved to the Procedure and House Committee from the Trade and Industry docket and Turkana North MP Christopher Nakuleu who will now serve in the Trade committee as well as the Public Accounts Committee.

Alfred Sambu (Webuye East) and Abdi Tepo (Isiolo South) who are both in the Committee on Delegated Legislation did not attend any meetings accordig to the report.

Makueni Woman Rep Rose Museo who sits on both the Labour and National Cohesion committees and Maison Leshomo (Samburu), Agriculture and Livestock and the National Cohesion committtes retained both positions in the new line-up.

Enoch Kibunguch (Likuyani) was also spotted as having absconded the committee meetings in that period. He was moved to the Special Funds Accounts Committee in the new changes.

July 17, 2020 0 comment

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Angry Uhuru Dresses Down Amos Kimunya Over His Dalliance With Tangatanga

by Mustafa Juma July 13, 2020

written by Mustafa Juma

President Uhuru Kenyatta is said to have given National Assembly Majority Leader Amos Kimunya a dressing-down over his dalliance with Members from Deputy President William Ruto’s Tanga tanga faction of the ruling Jubilee party.

Kimunya had accompanied speakers Justin Muturi (National Assembly) and Ken Lusaka (Senate) to a signing ceremony at Harambee House last Thursday when the head of state lectured him for keeping dewhiped Tanga Tanga-allied members in Parliamentary committees.

Also present at the meeting were Senate Majority Leader Samuel Poghisio and State House Deputy Chief of Staff Njee Muturi.

Sources who spoke to a leading local daily said that an ‘irate’ Uhuru questioned why Kimunya had retained some of the de-whipped Tangatanga MPs in powerful committees.

He specifically reportedly took issue with Kikuyu MP Kimani Ichung’wah being proposed to the Finance and Planning Committee.

Ichung’wah, who was discharged from the Budget and Appropriations Committee, is among Ruto’s most vocal supporters in central Kenya and is viewed as a thorn in the flesh of Jubilee party loyalists.

Other Tangatanga-allied MPs from the region set to lose their nominations are Nyandarua Woman Representative Faith Gitau (Environment and Natural Resources) and Nyeri Woman Representative Rahab Mukami (Trade).

Gladys Shollei (Uasin Gishu) and Alice Wahome (Kandara) are also likely to lose their slots in the Committee on Delegated Legislation due to their opposition to the BBI process.

Tharaka MP George Gitonga could also lose his slot in the Justice and Legal Affairs Committee (JLAC), which is crucial to the constitutional reforms process.

A pro-BBI team had rejected the earlier proposed memberships for key committees over claims that they were tilted towards the Ruto-allied Tangatanga group.

July 13, 2020 0 comment

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Uhuru Kicks Out Aden Duale, Amos Kimunya Takes Over as Majority Leader

by Mustafa Juma June 22, 2020

written by Mustafa Juma

President Uhuru Kenyatta’s continued Jubilee party purge has finally landed on Garissa Township MP Aden Duale.

In a Jubilee Parliamentary Group meeting held at State House on Monday June 22, 2020, Duale was kicked out as National Assembly Majority leader.

His position was filled by Kipipiri MP Amos Kimunya. In the previous PG meeting, Kimunya had been appointed as the Jubilee coalition secretary. Aden Keynan is now the new Coalition Secretary

June 22, 2020 0 comment

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Uhuru Appoints Amos Kimunya to a New Lucrative Role in Jubilee

by Mustafa Juma June 2, 2020

written by Mustafa Juma

President Uhuru Kenyatta has appointed Kipipiri Constituency MP Amos Kimunya to serve as the Secretary of the Jubilee Coalition Joint Parliamentary Group.

President Kenyatta on Tuesday June 2, at State House, Nairobi chaired a Jubilee Coalition National Assembly Parliamentary Group (PG) meeting in his capacity as the Coalition’s Party Leader.

The meeting was attended by Deputy President Dr William Ruto who is also the Jubilee Coalition’s Deputy Party Leader, Party Secretary General Raphael Tuju and a total of 212 Members of Parliament.

Today’s Parliamentary Group meeting endorsed Hon Justin B Muturi to continue serving as the Speaker of the National Assembly, Hon Moses Cheboi to continue serving as the Deputy Speaker, Hon Adan Duale to continue serving as the Majority Leader in the National Assembly, and Hon Jimmy Angwenyi to continue serving as the Deputy Majority Leader.

The Parliamentary Group meeting replaced Hon Benjamin Washiali as the Majority Whip with Hon Emmanuel Wangwe. Hon Cecily Mbarire was replaced by Hon Richard Maoka Maore as the Deputy Whip.

June 2, 2020 0 comment