Boniface Okendo,StandardHaving dispensed with the official opening of Parliament, the august House is faced with the task of constituting the various committees to oversee the running of its business. Remarks attributed to Bungoma Senator Moses Wetang'ula indicate that NASA legislators will not participate in the House’s business, claiming that it is illegally constituted. Indeed, as an affirmation of the positions already taken, Opposition legislators boycotted the official opening of Parliament on Tuesday. The tradition of the House demands that the Public Accounts and Public Investment committees be chaired by individuals from the Opposition benches. However, if the Opposition legislators do not propose names to the House for approval because of the threatened boycott of Parliament, the committee's work might be impeded.

Source: Standard Digital September 13, 2017 21:00 UTC