On Thursday, February 13, the newspapers reported on an ongoing fight in the national parliament while MPs from the Union Party of Union Declaration suggesting plans to excite Speaker Moses Wetang'ula from his post.
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Elsewhere, the newspapers highlighted the misery of former Kiambu governor Ferdinand Waititu and his wife Susan Wangari who are now staring at the prison sentence after being convicted in a corruption case of millions of shillings.
1. People Daily
People Daily explained in detail the resolution of the resolution to remove Speaker Moses Wetang'ula from his post following his decision on the structure of Parliament.
Wetang'ula, at Wednesday's session, February 12, announced that the coalition of Kenya first It was still on the side of the National Assembly, this is contrary to the decision of the Nairobi Supreme Court which approved a coalition resolution in the parliament.
In his statement, Wetang'ula decided that Kenya first had 165 members, making it a majority party with a resolution with 145, so few.
Led by a minority chief and Suba North MP, Millie Odhiambo, and minority leader and Suna East MP, Juent Mohamed, the MPs accused Wetang'ula of leading Parliament in confusion.
They made a walk in Parliament, announcing that death was thrown and there was no back in plans to remove the Speaker.
“Yes, we said that the process had begun,” Millie told reporters.
“There will be a mess, noise and injuries. As the parliament is dealt with, we do not see the broader steps in Parliament,” Junet insisted.
Sources within Parliament told People Daily that Wetang'ula ignored the attorney to recognize the resolution as a majority side.
“The legal team had advised him to recognize the resolution but he ignored the advice and that is why you have seen these strong feelings from the opposition members,” One of the leaders of Parliament told the newspaper.
The opposition MPs threatened to sue Wetang'ula for not only violating the court's decision, but also by providing conflicting information about the structure of the Assembly.
At the same time, the resolution announced the withdrawal of its membership from the Parliamentary Business Committee (HBC) which sets the parliamentary agenda.
2. Nation today
The newspaper also saved an opportunity for events in the national parliament where the Speaker angered one side after giving Kenya a majority of the parliamentary ship despite a court decision against him.
Wetang'ula supported his statement on the record from the Office of the Registrar of Political Parties (ORPP) that showed Kenya First Alliance has many more members in Parliament.
According to the numbers read by Wetang'ula, the Presidential Union William Ruto The first Kenyan has 165 members, with the United Kenya Coalition Party with 154 members.
Following Wetang'ula's decision, Kikuyu MP Kimani Ichung'wa maintained his position of leader, with Junet remaining a minority leader.
On Tuesday, February 11, as Parliament continued with the sessions after a long break, members of the Union Declaration tried to cross to the majority of the majority of Parliament, giving a judgment of the previous court.
3. The Standard
The Standard newspaper reported the misery facing former Kiambu governor Ferdinand Waititu and his wife Susan Wangari who were found guilty of fraud and conflict of interest that led to the disappearance of KSh 588 million from the county treasury.
The two were brought before the Chief Justice Thomas Nzioki of the Mountains Anti -Corruption Court to answer charges related to, among others, money laundering, misuse of conflict of interest, and the purchase of fraud.
The judge said the evidence presented by the government prosecution involved adequately involving the defendants in fraudulent acts.
However, the defendants were charged with money laundering.
This followed an investigation by the Ethics and Anti -Corruption Commission (EACC), which results in the Waititu -owned family with a Kiambu County government to get a fraudulent tender during its governor.
The accused along with Waititu and his wife were 12 suspects who served under him during his leadership in the county leadership.
The case involved the issuance of a contract of KSh 588,198,328 for changing several gravel roads in sub -counties ThikaLimuru, North Gatundu, Juja, and Ruiru at pitch levels.
The case erupted in 2019 when EACC officials raided the houses of Waititu and his fellow defendants to investigate the case.
Previously, the EACC struggled to recover KSh 1.9 billion assets, including real estate and luxury cars, from Waititu.
Some of the Waititu properties that the anti -corruption organization wanted to grab include the Delta Hotel, the Best Community Building, Blessing Shopping Mall and House in Runda.
They are now awaiting judgment on Thursday, February 13.
4. Daily Nation
The newspaper reported on the home part of the vote of the Chairman of the African Union (AUC).
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