Days after Gatundu South MP Moses Kuria claimed that majority leader Adan Duale is plotting to have him removed from House committees.
The Jubilee party now says there is no plan to remove anyone from parliamentary committees .
During a TV interview, Duale had said Jubilee would take action against Kuria, whom he accused of disrespecting the presidency.
“One of the cardinal things in our party is to maintain discipline. We’ll not allow members to demean the character and institution of the presidency,” he said.
Kuria further accused Duale of sitting on a number of his private bills, citing the NGOs Reform Bill, 2014, the Coffee Bill, and the Interest Rates Bill that have yet to be brought to the House.
“Now Aden Duale wants to de-whip me from the two committees that I serve in. First, you’re not qualified to do so. This is the work of the party through secretary general Raphael Tuju and chief whip Ben Washiali. I serve in the committees at the pleasure of the party. If the party decides that my services are no longer required, I will oblige,” he said.
Tuju said any decision to remove a member from a committee must first come as a recommendation from the party’s disciplinary committee. He admitted, however, that the committee has a number of complaints from some members. He did not name the complainants.
“We must follow due process with regard to any party member. Nobody should be worried as due process will be followed.”
Washiali added: “I have no instruction to remove anybody from any committee. If there is any other information from any quarter, then treat is as null and void.”
Not so long, Kuria proposed to the task force that each party should present five candidates in a presidential election for the post of President, DP, Prime Minister and two deputy PMs.
He suggested that those nominated for President and DP be barred from being members of Parliament as is the case presently. Kuria proposed that PM candidates be allowed to run for MP or be nominated automatically if the presidential candidate in their party wins.
For the deputy PM post, Kuria proposed that one be held by a person eligible for election as a member of the National Assembly and the other by a person eligible for election as senator.