Senate Speaker Ken Lusaka addressing delegates during the 7th Devolution Conference in Makueni on November 24, 2021. [Boniface Okendo, Standard]The battle for numbers over the controversial Political Parties (Amendment) Bill, 2021, is expected to be re-played in the Senate when members convene for a special sitting next Tuesday. Senate Speaker Ken Lusaka yesterday confirmed a proposal by Majority Leader Samuel Poghisio and his Minority counterpart, James Orengo, to convene and consider the Bill. In the National Assembly, the highest number of MPs that Ruto’s camp marshalled was 136. “We will make changes if we don’t agree with the document as passed by the National Assembly,” said Kilonzo Jnr.

Source: Standard Digital January 07, 2022 20:00 UTC