The Senate leadership has been told to stop dragging the name of President Uhuru Kenyatta in its failure to pass the contentious Division of Revenue Bill. On Tuesday, the senators defied the lobbying of President Kenyatta and ODM leader Raila Odinga and failed to pass the Bill. Orengo blamed the deadlock on the "inaccessibility" of President Kenyatta. I’m not saying it for me, I’m saying it for the country.”Savula said Orengo, being a lawyer, knows the doctrine of separation of powers as enshrined in the Constitution. President Kenyatta and Raila had advised their troops to pass the CRA formula or at worst revert to the previous schedule.

Source: The Star July 30, 2020 19:52 UTC