MPs yesterday voted to deny the senators the money after they adopted a report by a House departmental committee that opposed the release of the cash through the Senate Monitoring and Oversight Fund. "We are satisfied as a committee that the regulations do not comply with the law and are inconsistent with the Constitution. The regulations must be annulled," said Mr Cheptumo, setting the stage for another tug-of-war between MPs and senators. However, Jakoyo Midiwo (Gem) and Gladys Wanga (Homa Bay County) opposed the report during the debate, arguing that the fund was important as it would help to check errant county bosses. We shall also reignite the war between us and senators," warned Mr Midiwo.

Source: Standard Digital November 17, 2016 19:04 UTC