Senate Speaker

National Assembly will consist of 349 MPs and 12 nominated MPs while the Senate will have 47 members and 20 nominated senators.

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NAIROBI, Kenya, Sep 8 - Wiper leader Kalonzo Musyoka has changed his mid yet again and withdrawn from the Senate Speaker race at the last minute.

“A candidate may by written notice withdraw his or her candidature before the ballot is started. 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. Senate Clerk Jeremiah 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.

The clerk of the Senate Jeremiah Nyegenye on Thursday made an announcement that Wiper leader Kalonzo Musyoka had withdrawn his name from the list of ...

The annoucement caught many by surprise and one of the senators could be heard yelling "What?" 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.

Azimio allied senators on Thursday walked out of the chamber after the clerk, Jeremiah Nyegenye declined to entertain their plea to suspend election of the ...

“I, therefore, rule that we proceed with the business of order no. Clerk, you need to make a decision on this,” she said. • Soon after taking his oath of office, Kajwang called for the suspension of the speaker.

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 ...

- Dilemma8 September 2022 - 12:52 pm - Crisis8 September 2022 - 12:52 pm "Stephen Kalonzo would have been the best chief minister. He noted that if the outcome of the election was different, he would have been a top Cabinet Secretary. The election was through a secret ballot. I am touched by the immense confidence and trust you have placed in me.

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.”

NAIROBI, Kenya, Sep 8 – New Senate Speaker Amason Kingi has urged legislators to put their political differences aside and unite to serve Kenyans.

We must ensure devolution works for the people and more accountability is exercised.” “I’m humbled and touched by the immense confidence & trust you have placed on me. “I welcome and associate myself with the positive spirit exhibited and pronouncements made by the newly elected Governors to change their strategy of engagement and work more closely with the Senate, the National Assembly and the National Government,” he stated.

KALONZO Wiper leader and Kenya Special Envoy to South Sudan Kalonzo Musyoka during an interview with the Star at SKM Command Cenre in Nairobi on September ...

On Wednesday, Kalonzo dropped out of the race to become the next National Assembly speaker. • Former Mombasa gubernatorial candidate Hassan Omar also dropped his bid to become the next Senate speaker on Wednesday. • On Wednesday, Kalonzo dropped out of the race to become the next National Assembly speaker.

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.

Senate Speaker Amason Kingi addresses the house after taking his oath of office on Thursday, September 8, 2022. Kenyans.

Senators, the primary mandate of the Senate is to represent the counties and their governments, and protect the interests of the counties and hence successful implementation of devolution process. We all have a collective, solemn and patriotic duty and responsibility to rally fellow leaders and Kenyans to put the interests of our country first and move it to the next level of development and prosperity. I urge and encourage Kenyans to make the Senate their beacon of sobriety and hope. We have concluded the electoral phase and must now proceed to the critical transitional and development phases after the delicate ballet dance of politics. The Senate is the bastion of devolution. Permit me to also appreciate and laud the Clerk of the Senate, Mr. We must initiate and enact more devolution-compliant legislation and Bills since our predecessors have identified a number of grey areas in our devolved system of governance. Historically, the first Senate was established in 1963 and functioned until 1966 when it was dissolved and merged with the House of Representatives to form the National Assembly. It is worth mentioning that at the onset of devolution, Senate was sailing in uncharted waters. Today, you are invited to grapple with the challenges and work towards meeting the high expectations of the Kenyan people.File photo of Senate Speaker Amason Kingi.Amason Kingi He ably presided over the Third Senate in perhaps one of the most challenging periods in our country’s history. I am deeply humbled and touched by the immense confidence and trust that you have placed on me.

Azimio senators stage walkout from chambers after Kalonzo withdraws his candidature for Speaker seat, claim some of remaining candidates have integrity ...

We don’t feel the need to sanitise an already-corrupt process,” said Sifuna. “We needed a declaration and determination from the clerk whether persons indicted by the House should be eligible to run for the speakership. Clerk of the Senate Jeremiah Nyegenye told the newly sworn-in senators that Musyoka, in a letter dated September 8, 2022, and addressed to his office, revealed his decision to withdraw from the race. “We’d asked the clerk to adjourn the House to allow the nominated senators to put in their applications and he dismissed us on a technicality,” said Kajwang. “The late gazettement of nominated senators by IEBC points to a pattern of ensuring that these 20, who largely represent women, youth, and persons with disabilities, are denied their right to participate in the election today. The lawmaker also pointed out Wednesday’s gazettement of nominated senators by the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC), claiming it was a ploy to deny the appointees a chance to vote today.

Homa Bay Senator Moses Kajwang wants the election of the Senate speaker suspended. Speaking on Thursday after taking his oath of office Kajwang said ...

The issues he has raised do not touch on the election of the speaker,” he said. “I, therefore, rule that we proceed with the business of order no. “I can see the attempt by Senator Kajwang. “Those are our standing orders. Clerk, you need to make a decision on this,” she said. “Let the foundation of this Senate not be a foundation of impunity and of denying our women opportunity to participate,” he said.

Murungi won the post unopposed after Senator Stewart Madzayo withdrew from the race.

Murungi won the post unopposed on Thursday after Kilifi Senator Stewart Madzayo withdrew from the race. • Murungi won the post unopposed on Thursday after Kilifi Senator Stewart Madzayo withdrew from the race. • Kingi said Madzayo withdrew his candidature earlier via a letter to the clerk.

Wiper leader insists his decision had Uhuru, Raila's blessings and had nothing to do with Ruto. The decision to quit left Azimio camp with no candidate and ...

Kingi received 46 votes to win the seat at first attempt after Kalonzo withdrew from the race. The Azimio senators had put up a spirited fight to push the ...

Hours to the vote, Kalonzo had pulled a first one on them and withdrawn from the race, leaving the coalition with neither a candidate nor the time to make a replacement. “He called last night and told us that his calculations showed that he had no numbers,” said the official, who added that the Wiper leader decided to drop out because he didn’t want to be called a loser. Yesterday, there were unconfirmed reports that the Wiper leader had opted out as part of a deal with Kenya Kwanza to smoothen the road for Kingi in exchange for a role in the William Ruto government. However, a member of Azimio Council told The Standard that Kalonzo withdrew from the race after he discovered he had no chance. [lawmakers had a deeper](https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/national/article/2001455216/moses-wetangula-elected-speaker-of-the-national-assembly) symbolism on the Azimio coalition. [Pomp and colour as senators take oath](https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001455218/pomp-and-colour-as-senators-take-oath) [Kalonzo Musyoka: Why I pulled out of Senate speaker contest](https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001455221/kalonzo-musyoka-why-i-pulled-out-of-senate-speaker-contest) [Amason Kingi's maiden speech in Senate as he assumes Speaker role](https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001455196/amason-kingis-maiden-speech-in-senate-as-he-assumes-speaker-role) [It's a double win for Kenya Kwanza in the Senate](https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001455190/its-a-double-win-for-kenya-kwanza-in-the-senate) Kajwang claimed that the last-minute gazettement of nominated senators, a majority of whom are women, was a scheme by IEBC to deny them the opportunity of participating in the election of the deputy speaker. [The Azimio senators had](https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/national/article/2001455100/kenya-kwanza-picks-wetangula-kingi-for-speaker-positions), after taking the oath, put up a spirited fight on the floor of the House to push the clerk to suspend the business of the House until some issues they said were of concern to them were addressed. The former governor’s election was marred by protests and jeers as Azimio lawmakers attempted to disrupt the sitting, a move that was thwarted by the Clerk of the House, Jeremiah Nyegenye, who administered the oaths. First, they wanted the issue of who between Kenya Kwanza and Azimio holds the majority in the House be determined before the vote on the speaker was taken. Former Kilifi Governor Amason Kingi has been elected Senate Speaker amid protests from a section of the Azimio la Umoja-One Kenya senators who refused to participate in the election they described as a “charade” and a “fraud.” [win the seat at the first attempt](https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/national/article/2001455185/amason-kingi-elected-speaker-of-the-senate) long after the Azimio legislators had staged a walkout from the chambers.

Details have emerged on how President-elect William Ruto secretly executed a plan to ensure that the Kenya Kwanza team bags both the Senate speaker and ...

You go for the strategy that can give you a win against your competitor,” a senator allied to the president-elect revealed. “We talk about inclusivity and diversity and this house, being a house of union, must lead by example. “This is politics and there is nothing wrong with reaching out to our colleagues from the other side.

We look into Amason Jeffah Kingi, the former Kilifi governor PAA leader. Kingi won the Senate Speaker position after getting the required two-thirds ...

The clerk did not act according to the law. His love for legislation and democracy is evident in how he ran the Kilifi county government. Fidelity to the law of political parties. "I hand over the instruments of power to the current governor of Kilifi. “I’m humbled and touched by the immense confidence and trust you have placed on me. The first parliament was presided over by Ekwe Ethuro. So, with humility, I am asking the senators of Kenya Kwanza for your votes," Kingi said before the vote. He succeeded Kenneth Lusaka, who presided over the second Senate. “We have agreed on this matter with our party leader. [ welcomed Kingi to Kenya Kwanza,](https://www.tuko.co.ke/politics/453969-amason-kingi-william-ruto-announces-kilifi-governor-has-joined-kenya-kwanza/) saying it is home to the democrats, the free and the willing. In his inaugural speech, Kingi vowed to undertake his duties with humility and consideration of the law. [Kilifi](https://kiswahili.tuko.co.ke/tag/habari-za-sasa-kaunti-ya-kilifi/) governor Amason Jeffah Kingi won the senate speaker seat to become the first speaker from the coastal region.