Jubilee senators allied to President Uhuru Kenyatta and their NASA counterparts are working on a deal to field one candidate to replace former Senate Deputy Speaker Kithure Kindiki. The Star has learnt that negotiations and consultations for Kindiki’s successor have been ongoing between the two parties whose overwhelming numbers sealed Kindiki’s fate. The lot christened 'handshake team' is keen to avoid competition that could grant the faction allied to Deputy President William Ruto an unlikely victory. “It is something that will be agreed upon because the ideal situation would be that Jubilee should have their position. Senate Standing Orders do not specify the time-frame for election of a Deputy Speaker if the seat falls vacant before the expiry of the term of Parliament.

Source: The Star May 26, 2020 02:03 UTC