MPs to have special sitting to deliberate on Ruto nominees
By Mercy.Mwai, September 8, 2023
MPs are set to convene for a special sitting next Thursday to consider President William Ruto’s nominees for the position of Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) and Chairman of the board of Central Bank of Kenya (CBK).
The lawmakers will debate the report of the Departmental Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs that vetted Renson Mulele Ingonga for the position of DPP and that of Finance and National Planning and the Senate Standing Committee on Finance and Budget on that vetted former Jubilee Party National Elections Board (NEB) Andrew Musangi for the position of CBK chairman.
This came even as MPs of both committees, who did not want to be named, said members would unanimously approve the nominees.
The lawmakers will also consider the Joint Report of the Departmental Committee on Finance and National Planning and the Departmental Committee on Agriculture and Livestock on the Memorandum by the National Treasury and Economic Planning on Action Plans to Revive and Commercialise Five State- state-owned sugar Companies.
This follows a request by the National Treasury to write off loans and tax penalties worth Sh117.64 billion accrued by the five sugar companies namely Nzoia Sugar Company, Chemelil Sugar Company, Miwani and Muhoroni sugar companies currently under receivership and South Nyanza Sugar Company.
Under receivership
Already the joint committees have been conducting stakeholder engagement in the western and Nyanza region as part of its efforts to clear the way for the government to revive the said companies.
The special sitting came after the speaker of the National Assembly Moses Wetangula said he had accepted a request from the Leader of Majority Kimani Ichungwa to have the sitting.
Said Wetangula: “Pursuant to the provisions of Standing Order 29(1) relating to Special Sittings of the National Assembly, I have received and acceded to the request from the Leader of the Majority Party for the National Assembly to hold Special Sittings on Thursday, 14th September 2023,” he said.