The Mountain Journal
The National Assembly has finally extended the public participation on the impeachment of the Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua by one day.
This followed the disruption witnessed in several centres across the counties.
In his notice, the Clerk of the National Assembly directed all delegates to continue with the public participation tomorrow across all the 290 constituencies and 47 counties.
“The 290 Constituency Offices and 47 County Women Representative Offices of all Members of the National Assembly, which are offices under the Parliamentary Service Commission, shall remain open on Saturday, October 5, from 8 am to 5 pm to facilitate further public participation in the Special Motion,” read part of the notice.
“Members of the public may submit their views relating to the special motion to the aforesaid respective constituency or County Women Representative Offices for onward transmission to the Office of the Clerk of the National Assembly,” the notice read further.Similar events were witnessed in Murang’a, Nyeri, Kiambu and Nakuru where the exercises were brought to a halt just moments after they commenced.
In Nyeri, the residents protested the decision by the National Assembly to use papers instead of a biometric system, claiming the use of papers exposed the exercise to rigging.
The latest move also comes a day after the court ordered the National Assembly to dispense a second round of public participation in all 290 constituencies.
Kirinyanga MP Njeri Maina moved to court to challenge the adequacy and effectiveness of the public engagement conducted at the county level.
The court deemed the public participation undertaken at the county level insufficient, and thus ordered an expanded public participation exercise to allow all Kenyans to express their opinion on the special motion.
