The Constitution provides the notification is done within two days, but the National Assembly did it in hours. Senators also resolved to hear the charges against the deputy president in plenary after a proposal to set up a select committee, which would have required 10 days to investigate the charges against the deputy president, failed to get a seconder. The special motion was supported by 291 members when Mr Mutuse issued a notice of motion on October 1st. He continued, “Electronic evidence relating to the special motion contained in a flash disk, Order Paper for 1st October 2024, and the communication from the chair No. The Senate shall, after allowing the Deputy President to be heard, vote on the impeachment charges.

Source: Daily Nation October 09, 2024 11:15 UTC