“President Kenyatta Assented To Laws Without The Consent Of Senate” Murkomen Claims
Senator Kipchumba Murkomen /Photo Courtesy
Senate Majority leader Kipchumba Murkomen has said President Uhuru Kenyatta was misguided into assenting some laws .
He said that he was invited to State house to witness the signing into law the “The Assumption of the office of County Governor Bill”. This Bill originated from the Senate.
He said that he then discovered that the National Assembly majority leader Aden Duale had been invited to witness the signing of some health amendment laws which had been passed in parliament.
1. I was invited to SH to witness the President sign into law”The Assumption of the office of County Governor Bill”. This Bill originated from the Senate.I discovered at SH that @HonAdenDuale was also invited on behalf of NA having passed some Health laws(Amendment) Bill pic.twitter.com/arF4yUwNfQ
— KIPCHUMBA MURKOMEN, E.G.H (@kipmurkomen) May 14, 2019
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The senator posted on his Twitter account that he protested to Duale, the solicitor general and some State House staff saying that they should have advised the President before he assented.
2.Just before the signing ceremony I overheard that there were Health laws to be signed. I protested to @HonAdenDuale ,Solicitor Gen. &other SH staff for presenting Health laws for signature against the Constitution.I told them they had the duty to give proper counsel to the HE
— KIPCHUMBA MURKOMEN, E.G.H (@kipmurkomen) May 14, 2019
The Elgeyo Marakwet senator said that the Constitution makes it mandatory for Senate to be involved in the passing of all laws either by the concurrence of the speaker that it doesn’t concern county or if it does concern county must be debated&considered by both houses. That is when you can call it an Act of Parliament.
He revealed that the National Assembly made attempts to ignore the Senate especially hiding laws concerning county in miscellaneous amendments.He said that in the last six years senate has used all mechanisms to resolve the impasse including the intervention of President Uhuru Kenyatta.
He said that he alerted Senate about the laws that were passed that touched on counties that the senate had not contributed and they resolved to move to court to annul the said health amendment laws.
6. Health Laws in whatever form&stature are laws concerning counties&MUST be considered by Senate on behalf of https://t.co/cuk2Y6o0JJ I updated the Senate&Country about the matter&we have resolved to go to court to annul all laws passed in contravention of Art.110 of the Const.
— KIPCHUMBA MURKOMEN, E.G.H (@kipmurkomen) May 14, 2019
Senate therefore advised the public not to adhere to the the health laws recently assented saying that the signing was inconsistent with Article 110 of the Constitution.
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