Kenya Kwanza's Amason Jeffah Kingi has been elected as the speaker of the Senate - the third under the 2010 Constitution. In the election exercise conducted ...
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NAIROBI, Kenya, Sep 8 - Former Kilifi Governor Amason Kingi has been elected as the Senate Speaker after garnering all 46 votes cast following Azimio ...
Nyegenye confirmed Musyoka’s withdrawal from the race with Azimio affiliated Senators staging a walk-out following this after a failed attempt to have the election postponed. Musyoka who was one of the seven applicants who had been certified to contest for the slot withdrew from the Speaker’s race in a letter addressed to the clerk of the Senate Jeremiah Nyegenye. According to house Clerk Jeremiah Nyegenye the vote surpassed the two-thirds threshold of 45 votes.
Former Kilifi Governor Amason Kingi has been elected the news speaker of the Senate. | Pulselive Kenya.
We have not been provided with integrity documents of the candidates," Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna. “We talk about inclusivity and diversity and this house, being a house of union, must lead by example. The Azimio senators faulted the clerk for failing to ruled in their favour after Senator Moses Kajwang called for the suspension of the speaker election.
Senate Clerk Jeremiah Nyegenye, declared Kingi the Speaker in a poll that went first round after all the candidates failed to garner 45 out of 67 votes required ...
“I’m deeply humbled and touched by the immense confidence and trust that you have place on me. “I urge honourable senators to adopt and nurture by-partisan and collegiate leadership approaches that will transform and invigorate the senate to embrace the various political shades and interests represented in the 13th Parliament.” “I’m profoundly humbled and overwhelmed by the great honour and privilege you have bestowed upon me by electing me as your Speaker of the fourth senate and 13th Parliament of the Republic of Kenya.”
Mr Kingi garnered 46 out of 66 votes to become the third speaker of the Senate after Ekwe Ethuro and Ken Lusaka.
Meru Senator Kathure Murungi was elected the deputy speaker unopposed after Kilifi Senator Stewart Madzayo withdrew from the race. Mr Kingi garnered 46 out of 66 votes to become the third speaker of the Senate after Ekwe Ethuro and Ken Lusaka. Former Kilifi governor Amason Kingi has been elected the Speaker of the Senate after Azmimio La Umoja One Kenya Alliance members boycotted the exercise over alleged integrity issues surrounding some candidates.