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Why Senate Speaker Ekwe Ethuro had to go

Why Senate Speaker Ekwe Ethuro had to go

Jubilee Party’s withdrawal of support for Ekwee Ethuro in the race for Senate speaker did not come as a surprise. At a Jubilee Parliamentary Group meeting at State House Nairobi on Wednesday, President Uhuru Kenyatta and his deputy William Ruto whipped Jubilee legislators to vote for immediate former Bungoma Governor Kenneth Lusaka. It was a clear message that Mr Ethuro had fallen out of favour…

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Kenya senators’ fury over globetrotting Speaker and his deputy

Kenya senators’ fury over globetrotting Speaker and his deputy

Senators are furious over the frequent absence of Senate Speaker Ekwee Ethuro, his deputy Kembi Gitura and most members of his panel, during important House business. The Speaker is said to have gone to Paris, France for the high profile climate change conference where he accompanied President Uhuru Kenyatta in the Kenyan delegation. It was not clear if Mr Ethuro also flew to South Africa with…

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Alfred Mutua apologize for embarrassing Senator Ekwee Ethuro

Alfred Mutua apologize for embarrassing Senator Ekwee Ethuro

Machakos Governor Alfred Mutua has offered his heart felt apology to Senate Speaker Ekwee Ethuro for failing to introduce him during the burial of Senator Mike Sonko’s father.so as to offer condolences on behalf of Senators. The Senate was gravely angered by the Machakos Governor’s action which they termed as “arrogant and primitive”. In a letter to the Speaker Mr Mutua apologized to Mr Ethuro…

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Senate Speaker Ekwee Ethuro halts Cord's bid to debate security laws

Senate Speaker Ekwee Ethuro halts Cord’s bid to debate security laws

Speaker Ekwee Ethuro Tuesday evening stopped the Senate from debating the Security Laws (Amendment) Act, 2014, thwarting an attempt by the Opposition Cord to have the controversial laws declared unconstitutional.

Mr Ethuro spared the Jubilee administration the embarrassment of having the contested Act added to the list of laws that the Senate wants to challenge at the Supreme Court.

The laws were…

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Senate recalled to deliberate on security laws

Senate recalled to deliberate on security laws

NAIROBI, Kenya, Dec 26 – The Senate has been recalled to a special sitting on Tuesday to discuss a motion relating to the recently enacted Security Laws Amendment Act.

Senate Speaker Ekwee Ethuro recalled the upper House in a Special Gazette Notice dated December 24.

“There will be a special sitting for the Senate on Tuesday 30 December 2014, at 2.30 pm. The business will be a motion relating to…

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